diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 9230fc8..9c9aef6 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ PROXY_AUTH_PASS=
 PUBLIC_ADDRESS=https://localhost:8443
 DOCKER_DEPLOYMENT=1
 LDAPTLS_REQCERT=never
-SECURITY_SALT=Set-this-sensitive-key-value-to-something-unique
diff --git a/docker-compose.simple-install.yml b/docker-compose.simple-install.yml
index dc252c4..c863135 100644
--- a/docker-compose.simple-install.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.simple-install.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ services:
       - ./apache/vhost-ssl.conf:/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
       - ./crontab/crontab:/etc/cron.d/eramba-crontab
     environment:
-      SECURITY_SALT: ${SECURITY_SALT}
       DB_HOST: ${DB_HOST}
       DB_DATABASE: ${DB_DATABASE}
       DB_USERNAME: ${DB_USERNAME}
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ services:
       - ./crontab/crontab:/etc/cron.d/eramba-crontab
       - .env:/var/www/docker.env
     environment:
-      SECURITY_SALT: ${SECURITY_SALT}
       DB_HOST: ${DB_HOST}
       DB_DATABASE: ${DB_DATABASE}
       DB_USERNAME: ${DB_USERNAME}