diff --git a/opus_orchestrator/orchestrator.py b/opus_orchestrator/orchestrator.py
index f0c4135..91aa02d 100644
--- a/opus_orchestrator/orchestrator.py
+++ b/opus_orchestrator/orchestrator.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 
 from opus_orchestrator.agents.fiction import (