diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 22a460c6..34ab61a8 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 DATASOURCE_URL=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/openid-federation-db
 DATASOURCE_USER=openid-federation-db-user
 DATASOURCE_PASSWORD=openid-federation-db-password
-DATASOURCE_DB=openid-federation-db
-
-LOGGING=true
\ No newline at end of file
+DATASOURCE_DB=openid-federation-db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 966c4d06..19b09680 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ kotlinxSerializationJson = "1.7.0-RC"
 springboot = "3.3.1"
 springDependencyManagement = "1.1.5"
 kermitLogging = "2.0.4"
-dotenv-kotlin = "6.4.1"
 
 [libraries]
 kotlin-test = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test", version.ref = "kotlin" }
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ androidx-constraintlayout = { group = "androidx.constraintlayout", name = "const
 androidx-activity-compose = { module = "androidx.activity:activity-compose", version.ref = "androidx-activityCompose" }
 kotlinx-serialization-json = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json", version.ref = "kotlinxSerializationJson" }
 kermit-logging = { module = "co.touchlab:kermit", version.ref = "kermitLogging"}
-dotenv-kotlin = { group = "io.github.cdimascio", name = "dotenv-kotlin", version.ref = "dotenv-kotlin"}
 
 kotlin-reflect = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect" }
 springboot-actuator = { group = "org.springframework.boot", name = "spring-boot-starter-actuator" }
diff --git a/modules/openid-federation-common/build.gradle.kts b/modules/openid-federation-common/build.gradle.kts
index 40985dc1..678dcc90 100644
--- a/modules/openid-federation-common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/modules/openid-federation-common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ kotlin {
                 implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.7.0")
                 implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-core:1.7.0")
                 implementation(libs.kermit.logging)
-                implementation(libs.dotenv.kotlin)
             }
         }
         val commonTest by getting {
diff --git a/modules/openid-federation-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/logging/Logger.kt b/modules/openid-federation-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/logging/Logger.kt
index f15815b9..a9669633 100644
--- a/modules/openid-federation-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/logging/Logger.kt
+++ b/modules/openid-federation-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/common/logging/Logger.kt
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 package com.sphereon.oid.fed.common.logging
 
 import co.touchlab.kermit.Logger
-//import io.github.cdimascio.dotenv.dotenv
 
 object Logger {
 
-//    val dotenv = dotenv()
-//    val isLogging = dotenv["LOGGING"]
-
-
-
     fun verbose(tag: String, message: String) {
         Logger.v(tag = tag, messageString = message)
     }