diff --git a/ui/.gitignore b/ui/.gitignore
index a42099b8814..20fff35db35 100644
--- a/ui/.gitignore
+++ b/ui/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
 # local env files
+.env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
diff --git a/ui/packages/app/web/.env b/ui/packages/app/web/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index c11a3ce515b..00000000000
--- a/ui/packages/app/web/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-VITE_API_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:7070