diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index e1581a6..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/quiz_app
-FLASK_ENV=development
-DEBUG=True
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2eabec..0a6ab9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-.venv
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+# Ignore Python virtual environment
+.venv/
+
+# Ignore environment variables file
+.env