diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 440612f2..00000000
--- a/.envrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Automatically sets up your devbox environment whenever you cd into this
-# directory via our direnv integration:
-
-eval "$(devbox generate direnv --print-envrc)"
-
-# check out https://www.jetpack.io/devbox/docs/ide_configuration/direnv/
-# for more details
-
-export APP_ENV="${APP_ENV:-development}"
-export DB_USER="${DB_USER:-postgres}"
-export DB_PASS="${DB_PASS:-pass}"
-export DB_HOST="${DB_HOST:-localhost}"
-export DB_PORT="${DB_PORT:-5432}"
-export DB_NAME="${DB_NAME:-query_orchestration}"
-export DB_URI="${DB_URI:-"postgres://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASS}@${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT}/${DB_NAME}?sslmode=disable"}"
-
-dotenv_if_exists .env
-
-env_vars_required APP_ENV
-env_vars_required QUEUE_URL
-env_vars_required DB_USER DB_PASS DB_HOST DB_PORT DB_NAME
-
-ALLOWED_ENVS=("development","production")
-
-if [[ ! $ALLOWED_ENVS[@] =~ $APP_ENV ]]; then
-  echo APP_ENV invalid
-  exit 1
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/devbox.json b/devbox.json
index f9311b16..964b334f 100644
--- a/devbox.json
+++ b/devbox.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     "protolint@0.50.5",
     "yamllint@1.35.1",
     "sqlc@1.27.0",
-    "direnv@2.35.0",
     "go-mockery@2.46.3",
     "protoc-gen-go@1.35.1",
     "protoc-gen-go-grpc@1.3.0",
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "shell": {
     "init_hook": [
-      "eval \"$(direnv hook bash)\"",
+      "DB_URI=postgres://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASS}@${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT}/${DB_NAME}?sslmode=disable",
       "echo 'Welcome to the DoczyAI devbox!'"
     ],
     "scripts": {
@@ -27,5 +26,14 @@
         "task deps:download"
       ]
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "env": {
+    "APP_ENV": "development",
+    "DB_USER": "postgres",
+    "DB_PASS": "pass",
+    "DB_HOST": "localhost",
+    "DB_PORT": "5432",
+    "DB_NAME": "query_orchestration"
+  },
+  "env_from": ".env"
 }
diff --git a/devbox.lock b/devbox.lock
index fc328dca..c6b9737d 100644
--- a/devbox.lock
+++ b/devbox.lock
@@ -1,54 +1,6 @@
 {
   "lockfile_version": "1",
   "packages": {
-    "direnv@2.35.0": {
-      "last_modified": "2024-12-23T21:10:33Z",
-      "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/de1864217bfa9b5845f465e771e0ecb48b30e02d#direnv",
-      "source": "devbox-search",
-      "version": "2.35.0",
-      "systems": {
-        "aarch64-darwin": {
-          "outputs": [
-            {
-              "name": "out",
-              "path": "/nix/store/xp28bzq6qi11db7pqgfx3rc139q45489-direnv-2.35.0",
-              "default": true
-            }
-          ],
-          "store_path": "/nix/store/xp28bzq6qi11db7pqgfx3rc139q45489-direnv-2.35.0"
-        },
-        "aarch64-linux": {
-          "outputs": [
-            {
-              "name": "out",
-              "path": "/nix/store/55vva1q4lhw2m62vvzzm2z26wfkpb430-direnv-2.35.0",
-              "default": true
-            }
-          ],
-          "store_path": "/nix/store/55vva1q4lhw2m62vvzzm2z26wfkpb430-direnv-2.35.0"
-        },
-        "x86_64-darwin": {
-          "outputs": [
-            {
-              "name": "out",
-              "path": "/nix/store/gza242ir81wafi79cfxk619n36rxqqmk-direnv-2.35.0",
-              "default": true
-            }
-          ],
-          "store_path": "/nix/store/gza242ir81wafi79cfxk619n36rxqqmk-direnv-2.35.0"
-        },
-        "x86_64-linux": {
-          "outputs": [
-            {
-              "name": "out",
-              "path": "/nix/store/jw2ax71m8dzgs8xybginlsyw79ndyww1-direnv-2.35.0",
-              "default": true
-            }
-          ],
-          "store_path": "/nix/store/jw2ax71m8dzgs8xybginlsyw79ndyww1-direnv-2.35.0"
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "go-migrate@4.18.1": {
       "last_modified": "2024-12-23T21:10:33Z",
       "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/de1864217bfa9b5845f465e771e0ecb48b30e02d#go-migrate",