diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47a0f5e..2b072cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # nystudio107/craft Change Log
 
+## 2.2.6 - 2020.03.27
+### Changed
+* Remove Craft & Plugin Licenses from .env — not necessary except for public repos
+
 ## 2.2.5 - 2020.03.27
 ### Changed
 * Synced up the `project.yaml` with the `seed_db.sql` so it can properly propagate
diff --git a/cms/config/project.yaml b/cms/config/project.yaml
index 0abf730..842a849 100644
--- a/cms/config/project.yaml
+++ b/cms/config/project.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ plugins:
   image-optimize:
     edition: standard
     enabled: true
-    licenseKey: $PLUGIN_IMAGEOPTIMIZE_LICENSE
+    licenseKey: null
     schemaVersion: 1.0.0
     settings:
       allowUpScaledImageVariants: false
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ plugins:
   retour:
     edition: standard
     enabled: true
-    licenseKey: $PLUGIN_RETOUR_LICENSE
+    licenseKey: null
     schemaVersion: 3.0.9
   seomatic:
     edition: standard
     enabled: true
-    licenseKey: $PLUGIN_SEOMATIC_LICENSE
+    licenseKey: null
     schemaVersion: 3.0.8
   twigpack:
     edition: standard
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ plugins:
   webperf:
     edition: standard
     enabled: true
-    licenseKey: $PLUGIN_WEBPERF_LICENSE
+    licenseKey: null
     schemaVersion: 1.0.1
 sections:
   54e60257-f31a-44aa-960e-bbd364197e28:
diff --git a/cms/example.env b/cms/example.env
index fe38226..07de413 100644
--- a/cms/example.env
+++ b/cms/example.env
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ ASSETS_URL=http://localhost:8000
 SITE_URL=http://localhost:8000
 WEB_ROOT_PATH=/var/www/project/cms/web
 
-# Craft & Plugin Licenses
-LICENSE_KEY=
-PLUGIN_RETOUR_LICENSE=
-PLUGIN_SEOMATIC_LICENSE=
-PLUGIN_TRANSCODER_LICENSE=
-PLUGIN_WEBPERF_LICENSE=
-
 # S3 settings
 S3_KEY_ID=
 S3_SECRET=
diff --git a/cms/web/index.php b/cms/web/index.php
index 3d5f51a..b310965 100644
--- a/cms/web/index.php
+++ b/cms/web/index.php
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
     Dotenv\Dotenv::create(CRAFT_BASE_PATH)->load();
 }
 
-// Set license key via .env
-define('CRAFT_LICENSE_KEY', getenv('LICENSE_KEY'));
-
 // Load and run Craft
 define('CRAFT_ENVIRONMENT', getenv('ENVIRONMENT') ?: 'production');
 $app = require CRAFT_VENDOR_PATH.'/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/web.php';
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 528ef28..46931e3 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "craftcms/craft",
   "description": "nystudio107 Craft 3.4 CMS scaffolding project",
-  "version": "2.2.5",
+  "version": "2.2.6",
   "keywords": [
     "craft",
     "cms",