diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index dcb5cdb41..000000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-NEO4J_URI=bolt://localhost:7687
-NEO4J_USER=neo4j
-NEO4J_PASSWORD=letmein
-
-GRAPHQL_LISTEN_PORT=4000
-GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4000
-CLIENT_URI=http://localhost:3000
-JWT_SECRET=b/&&7b78BF&fv/Vd
-
-MOCK=false
diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 4d849a121..df678a343 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ NEO4J_PASSWORD=letmein
 GRAPHQL_LISTEN_PORT=4000
 GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4000
 MOCK=false
+
+JWT_SECRET=b/&&7b78BF&fv/Vd