diff --git a/.github/workflows/snippets.yaml b/.github/workflows/snippets.yaml
index 737ee422..c65ec2ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snippets.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snippets.yaml
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '20'
 
-      - name: Create env file
-        run: |
-          touch .env
-          echo FERN_API_KEY=${{ secrets.FERN_API_KEY }} >> .env
-
       - name: Run snippets.js
         run: node .github/workflows/snippets.js