diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/setup_native.yml b/.gitea/workflows/setup_native.yml
index 9ddd1834b..0399244c6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/setup_native.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/setup_native.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ jobs:
   setup_native:
     if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '@native')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      PG_USER: ${{ secrets.PG_USER }} 
+      PG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PG_PASSWORD }} 
+      DB_SERVER: ${{ vars.DB_SERVER }}
+      DB_PORT: ${{ vars.DB_PORT }}      
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.12.7]
@@ -25,14 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Python virtual environment
         run: python -m venv venv
-
-      - name: Make envfile
-        uses: SpicyPizza/create-envfile@v2.0
-        with:
-          PG_USER: ${{ secrets.PG_USER }} 
-          PG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PG_PASSWORD }} 
-          DB_SERVER: ${{ vars.DB_SERVER }}
-          DB_PORT: ${{ vars.DB_PORT }}
+        
       - name: Activate virtual environment and install dependencies
         run: make install
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5c4841d3..69a5a5007 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include .env
 .SHELLFLAGS += ${SHELLFLAGS} -e
 PWD = $(shell pwd)
 UID = $(shell id -u)