diff --git a/conjurer/librarian.yaml b/conjurer/librarian.yaml
index 1a8e879..3cb715e 100644
--- a/conjurer/librarian.yaml
+++ b/conjurer/librarian.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ spec:
             - { name: CONJURER_MAIN_BOT,  value: "http://192.168.1.73:32442" }
 
             - { name: CONJURER_LIBRARIAN_STATE_DIR, value: "/lib_temp_files" }
-            - { name: CONJURER_API_KEY,  value: "d97008b3-7a5a-11f1-acd1-000b0e0f00ed" }
 
           volumeMounts:
             - { name: doi,   mountPath: /doi, readOnly: true }