diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
index da2b59b..e6438e5 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ services:
     image: docker-registry.dev.home:5000/imago-backend:latest
     ports:
       - "${BACKEND_PORT:-8001}:8000"
-    env_file:
-      - .env
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://imago:imago@db:5432/imago
       REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0