diff --git a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/babel.config.js b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/babel.config.js
index 2d1e6fcbaf..6b3bb5fb2d 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/babel.config.js
+++ b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/babel.config.js
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
   presets: ['@rnx-kit/babel-preset-metro-react-native'],
-  plugins: [
-    'react-native-reanimated/plugin',
-    [
-      'module:react-native-dotenv',
-      // Added for Chat SDK
-      {
-        moduleName: 'react-native-dotenv',
-        path: '.env',
-      },
-    ],
-  ],
+  plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin'],
 };
diff --git a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/config.js b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cda77661ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const STREAM_API_KEY = 'hd8szvscpxvd';
diff --git a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/package.json b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/package.json
index bdb2a3e873..8a40af884d 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/package.json
+++ b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "react-native": "0.71.11",
     "react-native-callkeep": "4.3.11",
     "react-native-device-info": "^10.6.0",
-    "react-native-dotenv": "^3.4.7",
     "react-native-fs": "^2.20.0",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.12.0",
     "react-native-haptic-feedback": "^2.0.3",
diff --git a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/components/ChatWrapper.tsx b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/components/ChatWrapper.tsx
index 8916a09823..7f533eedca 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/components/ChatWrapper.tsx
+++ b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/components/ChatWrapper.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { Chat, OverlayProvider, Streami18n } from 'stream-chat-react-native';
 import { useChatClient } from '../hooks/useChatClient';
 import { AuthenticationProgress } from './AuthenticatingProgress';
 import { StreamChatGenerics } from '../../types';
-import { STREAM_API_KEY } from 'react-native-dotenv';
 import { useAppGlobalStoreValue } from '../contexts/AppContext';
 import { createToken } from '../modules/helpers/createToken';
 import { useStreamChatTheme } from '../hooks/useTheme';
+import { STREAM_API_KEY } from '../../config';
 
 const streami18n = new Streami18n({
   language: 'en',
diff --git a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/components/VideoWrapper.tsx b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/components/VideoWrapper.tsx
index 37ec9228e8..82c5e1532e 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/components/VideoWrapper.tsx
+++ b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/components/VideoWrapper.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import {
   StreamVideo,
   StreamVideoClient,
 } from '@stream-io/video-react-native-sdk';
-import { STREAM_API_KEY } from 'react-native-dotenv';
 import { useAppGlobalStoreValue } from '../contexts/AppContext';
 import { createToken } from '../modules/helpers/createToken';
 import translations from '../translations';
+import { STREAM_API_KEY } from '../../config';
 
 export const VideoWrapper = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => {
   const userId = useAppGlobalStoreValue((store) => store.userId);
diff --git a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/modules/helpers/createToken.ts b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/modules/helpers/createToken.ts
index 183060f4ff..ac29da96c0 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/modules/helpers/createToken.ts
+++ b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/modules/helpers/createToken.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { STREAM_API_KEY } from 'react-native-dotenv';
+import { STREAM_API_KEY } from '../../../config';
 
 type ParamsType = {
   user_id: string;
diff --git a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/screens/Meeting/GuestMeetingScreen.tsx b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/screens/Meeting/GuestMeetingScreen.tsx
index 15cc70da28..60b6eba7e7 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/screens/Meeting/GuestMeetingScreen.tsx
+++ b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/screens/Meeting/GuestMeetingScreen.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { MeetingStackParamList } from '../../../types';
 import { MeetingUI } from '../../components/MeetingUI';
 import { createToken } from '../../modules/helpers/createToken';
+import { STREAM_API_KEY } from '../../../config';
 
 type Props = NativeStackScreenProps<
   MeetingStackParamList,
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ export const GuestMeetingScreen = (props: Props) => {
   const [videoClient, setVideoClient] = useState<StreamVideoClient | undefined>(
     undefined,
   );
-  const apiKey = process.env.STREAM_API_KEY as string;
   const {
     params: { guestUserId, callId, mode },
   } = props.route;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const GuestMeetingScreen = (props: Props) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const _videoClient = new StreamVideoClient({
-      apiKey,
+      apiKey: STREAM_API_KEY,
       user: userToConnect,
       tokenProvider: mode === 'anonymous' ? tokenProvider : undefined,
       options: { logLevel: 'warn' },
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const GuestMeetingScreen = (props: Props) => {
       _videoClient?.disconnectUser();
       setVideoClient(undefined);
     };
-  }, [tokenProvider, userToConnect, apiKey, mode]);
+  }, [tokenProvider, userToConnect, mode]);
 
   const call = useMemo<Call | undefined>(() => {
     if (!videoClient) {
diff --git a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/utils/setPushConfig.ts b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/utils/setPushConfig.ts
index 8067866183..fa9a46cf67 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/utils/setPushConfig.ts
+++ b/sample-apps/react-native/dogfood/src/utils/setPushConfig.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import {
   StreamVideoRN,
 } from '@stream-io/video-react-native-sdk';
 import { AndroidImportance } from '@notifee/react-native';
-import { STREAM_API_KEY } from 'react-native-dotenv';
 import { staticNavigate } from './staticNavigationUtils';
 import { mmkvStorage } from '../contexts/createStoreContext';
 import { createToken } from '../modules/helpers/createToken';
+import { STREAM_API_KEY } from '../../config';
 
 export function setPushConfig() {
   StreamVideoRN.setPushConfig({
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d996ac9655..74a5556410 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6870,7 +6870,6 @@ __metadata:
     react-native: 0.71.11
     react-native-callkeep: 4.3.11
     react-native-device-info: ^10.6.0
-    react-native-dotenv: ^3.4.7
     react-native-fs: ^2.20.0
     react-native-gesture-handler: ^2.12.0
     react-native-haptic-feedback: ^2.0.3
@@ -12557,7 +12556,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^16.0.3, dotenv@npm:^16.1.4, dotenv@npm:^16.3.1":
+"dotenv@npm:^16.1.4, dotenv@npm:^16.3.1":
   version: 16.3.1
   resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.3.1"
   checksum: 15d75e7279018f4bafd0ee9706593dd14455ddb71b3bcba9c52574460b7ccaf67d5cf8b2c08a5af1a9da6db36c956a04a1192b101ee102a3e0cf8817bbcf3dfd
@@ -22852,17 +22851,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"react-native-dotenv@npm:^3.4.7":
-  version: 3.4.8
-  resolution: "react-native-dotenv@npm:3.4.8"
-  dependencies:
-    dotenv: ^16.0.3
-  peerDependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime": ^7.20.6
-  checksum: 8443cec44862d3e110f236b1120d8a1f829cb4545a85c8462e6c01935aa216f50b05eb659661db29939d4d293ce7de6212bf877963e3b37f6c900629f6546d67
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "react-native-fs@npm:^2.20.0":
   version: 2.20.0
   resolution: "react-native-fs@npm:2.20.0"