diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 622e739dd..cfac1e1a8 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ENV_FILE=.env
-
-## Make sure that the configuration file exists before continuing
-if [ ! -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
-  echo "$ENV_FILE does not exist"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 NODE_ENV=prod next build
 next export
 echo 'roadmap.sh' > out/CNAME