diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 6ba9dd4..902fa51 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ jobs:
             sed -i '/^NODE_VERSION=/d' .env || true
             echo "NODE_VERSION=${NODE_VER}-alpine" >> .env
             
-            echo "==> Merging server/.env into root .env for Docker Compose interpolation..."
-            if [ -f server/.env ]; then
-              echo "" >> .env
-              cat server/.env >> .env
-            fi
+
 
             echo "==> Running Build..."
             # If this build fails, 'set -e' aborts the script instantly.