diff --git a/backend/.env.dist b/backend/.env.dist
index ff2dec20e..9b974d8f9 100644
--- a/backend/.env.dist
+++ b/backend/.env.dist
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ PORT=4000
 JWT_SECRET=secret123
 JWT_EXPIRES_IN=10m
 GRAPHIQL=false
-COMMUNITY_API_URL=http://nginx/api/
 GDT_API_URL=https://gdt.gradido.net
 DB_HOST=localhost
 DB_PORT=3306
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index 4e81d56ad..4ba5db7f8 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const server = {
   JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET || 'secret123',
   JWT_EXPIRES_IN: process.env.JWT_EXPIRES_IN || '10m',
   GRAPHIQL: process.env.GRAPHIQL === 'true' || false,
-  COMMUNITY_API_URL: process.env.COMMUNITY_API_URL || 'http://nginx/api/',
   GDT_API_URL: process.env.GDT_API_URL || 'https://gdt.gradido.net',
   PRODUCTION: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || false,
 }