diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index e807d73..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# show extra spaces after certains emojis to align them in the terminal
-SHOW_EXTRA_EMOJI_SPACES=true
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8ac7c6..11b6b4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 .venv
 venv
-__pycache__/
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+__pycache__/
+
+.env
\ No newline at end of file