diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 203344a..bd1a818 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -518,12 +518,6 @@ detect_server_capacity() {
 }
 
 write_env_file() {
-    if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" ]; then
-        set -o allexport
-        source "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env"
-        set +o allexport
-    fi
-
     cat > "$ENV_FILE" <<EOF
 NUITKA_BUILD=$NUITKA_BUILD_VALUE
 INVENTAR_HTTP_PORT=$HTTP_PORT_VALUE
@@ -536,17 +530,6 @@ INVENTAR_WORKERS=$INVENTAR_WORKERS
 INVENTAR_THREADS=$INVENTAR_THREADS
 INVENTAR_WORKER_TIMEOUT=${INVENTAR_WORKER_TIMEOUT:-30}
 INVENTAR_WORKER_CONNECTIONS=${INVENTAR_WORKER_CONNECTIONS:-100}
-
-# Secrets & E-Mail Konfiguration weiterreichen
-INVENTAR_SECRET_KEY=${INVENTAR_SECRET_KEY:-}
-INVENTAR_DATA_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${INVENTAR_DATA_ENCRYPTION_KEY:-}
-INVENTAR_MONGODB_PASSWORD=${INVENTAR_MONGODB_PASSWORD:-}
-EMAIL_ENABLED=${EMAIL_ENABLED:-true}
-EMAIL_SMTP_HOST=${EMAIL_SMTP_HOST:-}
-EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=${EMAIL_SMTP_PORT:-587}
-EMAIL_USERNAME=${EMAIL_USERNAME:-}
-EMAIL_PASSWORD=${EMAIL_PASSWORD:-}
-EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=${EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS:-}
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -586,10 +569,6 @@ verify_stack_health() {
     if [ -f "$RUNTIME_COMPOSE_OVERRIDE_FILE" ]; then
         compose_args+=(-f "$RUNTIME_COMPOSE_OVERRIDE_FILE")
     fi
-    
-    if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" ]; then
-        compose_args+=(--env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env")
-    fi
     compose_args+=(--env-file "$ENV_FILE")
 
     while [[ $retry_count -lt 2 ]]; do