diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c5444a5..85f390f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ services:
       - EMBED_DIMS=${EMBED_DIMS}
       - QDRANT_HOST=qdrant
       - QDRANT_PORT=6333
-      - QDRANT_API_KEY=${QDRANT_API_KEY}
       - QDRANT_COLLECTION=${QDRANT_COLLECTION}
       - ARTIFACT_BACKEND=filesystem
       - ARTIFACT_PATH=/data/artifacts
@@ -69,8 +68,6 @@ services:
   qdrant:
     image: qdrant/qdrant:${QDRANT_VERSION}
     restart: unless-stopped
-    environment:
-      - QDRANT__SERVICE__API_KEY=${QDRANT_API_KEY}
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "bash", "-c", ":> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/6333"]
       interval: 10s
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index fe58506..2589540 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -36,5 +36,4 @@ EMBED_DIMS=1536
 # Qdrant
 QDRANT_VERSION=v1.18.3
 QDRANT_DATA=./data/qdrant
-QDRANT_API_KEY=changeme
 QDRANT_COLLECTION=mnemory