diff --git a/surfsense_backend/.env.example b/surfsense_backend/.env.example
index 2a0351d7b..349cb0307 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/.env.example
+++ b/surfsense_backend/.env.example
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/surfsense
 
-SECRET_KEY=SECRET
-NEXT_FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
-
-#Celery Config
-CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
-CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND=redis://localhost:6379/0
-
 #Celery Config
 CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
 CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND=redis://localhost:6379/0
diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/layout.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/layout.tsx
index 5cd9d5ad2..272276c66 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/layout.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/layout.tsx
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ export default function DashboardLayout({
 				},
 			],
 		},
-		{
-			title: "Podcasts",
-			url: `/dashboard/${search_space_id}/podcasts`,
-			icon: "Podcast",
-			items: [],
-		},
 		{
 			title: "Logs",
 			url: `/dashboard/${search_space_id}/logs`,
diff --git a/surfsense_web/hooks/use-podcast.ts b/surfsense_web/hooks/use-podcast.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 461572333..000000000
--- a/surfsense_web/hooks/use-podcast.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import { useCallback } from "react";
-import type { PodcastItem } from "@/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/podcasts/podcasts-client";
-
-export function usePodcast() {
-	const getPodcastByChatId = useCallback(async (chatId: number) => {
-		try {
-			const response = await fetch(
-				`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FASTAPI_BACKEND_URL}/api/v1/podcasts/by-chat/${chatId}`,
-				{
-					headers: {
-						Authorization: `Bearer ${localStorage.getItem("surfsense_bearer_token")}`,
-					},
-					method: "GET",
-				}
-			);
-
-			if (!response.ok) {
-				const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
-				throw new Error(errorData.detail || "Failed to fetch podcast");
-			}
-
-			return (await response.json()) as PodcastItem | null;
-		} catch (err: any) {
-			console.error("Error fetching podcast:", err);
-			throw err;
-		}
-	}, []);
-
-	return { getPodcastByChatId };
-}