diff --git a/ingest.py b/ingest.py
index d28edd5..f221902 100644
--- a/ingest.py
+++ b/ingest.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ from langchain.docstore.document import Document
 from constants import CHROMA_SETTINGS
 
 
-load_dotenv()
-
-
 # Map file extensions to document loaders and their arguments
 LOADER_MAPPING = {
     ".csv": (CSVLoader, {}),