diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5436cad..d476271 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ FROM node:20-alpine as build-stage
 
 ARG user=node
 ARG project_dir=/opt/node_app
-ARG NODE_ENV=production
 ARG PORT=3000
 
-ENV NODE_ENV $NODE_ENV
 ENV PORT $PORT
 ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=4096"
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a052f0d..93ff721 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ services:
         build:
             context: ./
             dockerfile: Dockerfile
-            args:
-                - NODE_ENV=development
         volumes:
             - ./:/opt/node_app/app:delegated
             - ./package.json:/opt/node_app/app/package.json