diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b04dcc..f543c1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ Create a `.env` file for the backend. There's a `.env.example` file to get you s
 ```
   RECALL_API_KEY=[recall_api_key]
   RECALL_REGION=[recall_region]
-  RECALL_WEBHOOK_SECRET=[recall_webhook_secret]
   OPENAI_API_KEY=[openai_api_key]
 ```
 
@@ -94,14 +93,12 @@ Since this app uses webhooks to get the status of the bot in real time, we need
 ngrok http --domain {YOUR_STATIC_DOMAIN} 3000
 ```
 
-Now to create `RECALL_WEBHOOK_SECRET`, head to the [Recall.ai webhook dashboard](https://us-west-2.recall.ai/dashboard/webhooks/) and click **Add Endpoint**. The endpoint URL should look like this:
+Now head to the [Recall.ai webhook dashboard](https://us-west-2.recall.ai/dashboard/webhooks/) and click **Add Endpoint**. The endpoint URL should look like this:
 
 ```bash
 {YOUR_NGROK_STATIC_DOMAIN}/webhook/status_change
 ```
 
-Copy the signing secret from the webhook's page and paste it into your `.env` file.
-
 ### Run The Backend
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
index dbe02e7..a8bbee1 100644
--- a/server/.env.example
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 RECALL_API_KEY=
 RECALL_REGION="us-west-2"
-RECALL_WEBHOOK_SECRET=
 OPENAI_API_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/config.js b/server/config.js
index 5e1e959..a829062 100644
--- a/server/config.js
+++ b/server/config.js
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@ const dotenv = require("dotenv");
 
 dotenv.config();
 
-const requiredEnvVars = [
-  "RECALL_API_KEY",
-  "RECALL_REGION",
-  "RECALL_WEBHOOK_SECRET",
-  "OPENAI_API_KEY",
-];
+const requiredEnvVars = ["RECALL_API_KEY", "RECALL_REGION", "OPENAI_API_KEY"];
 
 const validateEnvVars = (vars) => {
   const missingVars = vars.filter((v) => !process.env[v]);
@@ -23,6 +18,5 @@ validateEnvVars(requiredEnvVars);
 module.exports = {
   recallApiKey: process.env.RECALL_API_KEY,
   recallRegion: process.env.RECALL_REGION,
-  recallWebhookSecret: process.env.RECALL_WEBHOOK_SECRET,
   openAiApiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
 };