diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b379ec..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-REACT_APP_API_URL=https://afternoon-escarpment-71350.herokuapp.com/api/contacts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d29575..cc964cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /build
 
 # misc
+.env
 .DS_Store
 .env.local
 .env.development.local