diff --git a/ENV_CLEANUP_SUMMARY.md b/ENV_CLEANUP_SUMMARY.md
index cdf00fde..a5905066 100644
--- a/ENV_CLEANUP_SUMMARY.md
+++ b/ENV_CLEANUP_SUMMARY.md
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ Modified:
   ├── Dockerfile                      (removed redundant build args)
   ├── docker-compose.yml              (use env_file instead of individual vars)
   ├── .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml     (automated .env creation & upload)
-  └── .env.example                    (clear documentation)
+  ├── .env.example                    (clear documentation)
+  ├── lib/services/create-services.ts (removed redundant dotenv usage)
+  └── scripts/migrate-*.ts            (removed redundant dotenv usage)
 
 Created:
   ├── .env.production                 (reference template)
diff --git a/lib/services/create-services.ts b/lib/services/create-services.ts
index 7032ff06..f3982bfc 100644
--- a/lib/services/create-services.ts
+++ b/lib/services/create-services.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ import { NoopErrorReportingService } from './errors/noop-error-reporting-service
 import { NoopLoggerService } from './logging/noop-logger-service';
 import { PinoLoggerService } from './logging/pino-logger-service';
 import { config, getMaskedConfig } from '../config';
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-import path from 'path';
-
-// Load .env file in development
-if (typeof window === 'undefined' && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
-  dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env') });
-}
 
 /**
  * Singleton instance of AppServices.
diff --git a/scripts/migrate-blog-to-mdx.ts b/scripts/migrate-blog-to-mdx.ts
index 67bda3ed..d1fc3397 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate-blog-to-mdx.ts
+++ b/scripts/migrate-blog-to-mdx.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'dotenv/config';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
diff --git a/scripts/migrate-pages-to-mdx.ts b/scripts/migrate-pages-to-mdx.ts
index 2b23e4c1..9a74ccbc 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate-pages-to-mdx.ts
+++ b/scripts/migrate-pages-to-mdx.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'dotenv/config';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
diff --git a/scripts/migrate-products-to-mdx.ts b/scripts/migrate-products-to-mdx.ts
index 45d4201b..0d8bd358 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate-products-to-mdx.ts
+++ b/scripts/migrate-products-to-mdx.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'dotenv/config';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';