diff --git a/tfoms-patient/docker-compose.yml b/tfoms-patient/docker-compose.yml
index 787bc2b..6518cf8 100644
--- a/tfoms-patient/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tfoms-patient/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ services:
     image: tfoms-patient:latest
     env_file:
       - ../.env
-      - .env
     environment:
       - SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=postgresql://postgres:password@medicine-postgres/tfoms_patient
     networks: