diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index fa8e05a..f02f12c 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ makedepends=('git'
              'python-build'
              'python-installer')
 depends=('python>=3.10'
-         'rsync'
-         'python-dotenv')
+         'rsync')
 optdepends=('python-systemd: use systemd log'
             'python-dbus: for desktop notifications'
             'python-paramiko: for remote backup through ssh')
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dba5e0e..5038b44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ The script uses rsync to actually run the backup, so you will have to install it
 sudo pacman -Syu rsync
 ```
 
-It's also required to have python-dotenv
-
 Optional dependencies are systemd-python to enable using systemd journal for logging, and dbus-python for desktop notifications.
 
 ## Install
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2da4466..e53d8ef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
   "Topic :: System :: Archiving :: Backup",
 ]
-dependencies = [
-  "python-dotenv",
-]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 JOURNAL = ["systemd-python"]
diff --git a/simple_backup/simple_backup.py b/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
index aa5fb67..05bf67f 100755
--- a/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
+++ b/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ from tempfile import mkstemp
 from getpass import GetPassWarning, getpass
 from glob import glob
 
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
-
 try:
     import paramiko
     from paramiko import RSAKey, Ed25519Key, ECDSAKey, DSSKey
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ except ImportError:
     dbus = None
 
 
-load_dotenv()
 logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 logger = logging.getLogger(os.path.basename(__file__))
 c_handler = StreamHandler()