diff --git a/.changeset/shy-months-invite.md b/.changeset/shy-months-invite.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a845151cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-months-invite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/integration/presets/nuxt.ts b/integration/presets/nuxt.ts
index 97fe3ef377..2762d07c9c 100644
--- a/integration/presets/nuxt.ts
+++ b/integration/presets/nuxt.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const nuxtNode = applicationConfig()
   .setName('nuxt-node')
   .useTemplate(templates['nuxt-node'])
   .setEnvFormatter('public', key => `NUXT_PUBLIC_${key}`)
+  .setEnvFormatter('private', key => `NUXT_${key}`)
   .addScript('setup', 'pnpm install')
   .addScript('dev', 'pnpm dev')
   .addScript('build', 'pnpm build')
diff --git a/integration/templates/nuxt-node/nuxt.config.js b/integration/templates/nuxt-node/nuxt.config.js
index ea7c01f015..e35608d38c 100644
--- a/integration/templates/nuxt-node/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/integration/templates/nuxt-node/nuxt.config.js
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
 export default defineNuxtConfig({
   modules: ['@clerk/nuxt'],
-  // The code below is only necessary in our test environment.
-  // Env vars are automatically read by Nuxt. See https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/going-further/runtime-config
-  runtimeConfig: {
-    public: {
-      clerk: {
-        publishableKey: process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY,
-      },
-    },
-    clerk: {
-      secretKey: process.env.CLERK_SECRET_KEY,
-    },
-  },
 });
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/README.md b/packages/nuxt/README.md
index ed490e3f34..467faa14aa 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/README.md
+++ b/packages/nuxt/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Make sure the following environment variables are set in a `.env` file in your N
 
 ```
 NUXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=[publishable-key]
-CLERK_SECRET_KEY=[secret-key]
+NUXT_CLERK_SECRET_KEY=[secret-key]
 ```
 
 Then, add `@clerk/nuxt` to the `modules` section of `nuxt.config.ts`: