diff --git a/account-proxy/README.md b/account-proxy/README.md
index 2938f7f..04fa704 100644
--- a/account-proxy/README.md
+++ b/account-proxy/README.md
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ ENABLE_TRUST_PROXY=0
 # The statistics can be retrieved via the `/getStats` endpoint in JSON format
 ENABLE_STATS=1
 
-# YouTube Config
-# API Key is always the same (required)
-API_KEY=AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8
-
 # Cookie values (required)
 SID=
 HSID=
diff --git a/account-proxy/lib/types.js b/account-proxy/lib/types.js
index bfbb8c1..0370ece 100644
--- a/account-proxy/lib/types.js
+++ b/account-proxy/lib/types.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import process from 'node:process';
-
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
 import { fillObjectFromRequest, validateObjectAttributes } from './utils.js';
@@ -8,7 +6,6 @@ dotenv.config();
 
 class YouTubeCredentials {
     constructor() {
-        this.API_KEY = process.env.API_KEY;
         this.SID = process.env.SID;
         this.HSID = process.env.HSID;
         this.SSID = process.env.SSID;