diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 67a51b4c009..b77c8442554 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 APP_ENV=local
-APP_KEY=SomeRandomString
+APP_KEY=
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_LOG_LEVEL=debug
 APP_URL=http://localhost