diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index b2581c2..07b8963 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ jobs:
           ENV_FILE="/opt/memento/.env.docker"
           touch "$ENV_FILE"
           sed -i 's/\r$//' "$ENV_FILE"
-          echo "## AUTO-MANAGED BY CI — do not edit manually ##" > "$ENV_FILE"
           upsert() {
             local key="$1" val="$2"
             [ -z "$val" ] && return
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index d6ce15a..ba194f1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ jobs:
           ENV_FILE="/opt/memento/.env.docker"
           touch "$ENV_FILE"
           sed -i 's/\r$//' "$ENV_FILE"
-          echo "## AUTO-MANAGED BY CI — do not edit manually ##" > "$ENV_FILE"
           upsert() {
             local key="$1" val="$2"
             [ -z "$val" ] && return