diff --git a/packages/api/src/constants.ts b/packages/api/src/constants.ts
index 8f52903..61e2e7c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,15 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs'
-import * as util from 'util'
 import { logger } from '@api/logger'
 
-const get = (secret: string) => {
-  try {
-    // Swarm secret are accessible within tmpfs /run/secrets dir
-    return fs
-      .readFileSync(util.format('/run/secrets/%s', secret), 'utf8')
-      .trim()
-  } catch (e) {
-    return false
-  }
-}
-
 export const HOST = process.env.HOST || '0.0.0.0'
 export const PORT = process.env.PORT || 4545
 export const WEBHOOK_URL = process.env.WEBHOOK_URL || '' // Insert your webhook URL
 export const AUTH_URL = process.env.AUTH_URL || '' // Insert the URL to your OpenCRVS auth service installation
 export const CALLBACK_URL = process.env.CALLBACK_URL || '' // Insert your webhooks URL here for Verification Request and Event Notification
 export const OPENHIM_MEDIATOR_URL = process.env.OPENHIM_MEDIATOR_URL || '' // Insert your OpenCRVS Country Configuration OpenHIM Mediator URL
-export const CLIENT_ID = get('CLIENT_ID') || (process.env.CLIENT_ID as string)
-export const CLIENT_SECRET =
-  get('CLIENT_SECRET') || (process.env.CLIENT_SECRET as string)
-export const SHA_SECRET =
-  get('SHA_SECRET') || (process.env.SHA_SECRET as string)
+export const CLIENT_ID = process.env.CLIENT_ID as string
+export const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.CLIENT_SECRET as string
+export const SHA_SECRET = process.env.SHA_SECRET as string
 export const MOSIP_BIRTH_PROXY_CALLBACK_URL =
   process.env.MOSIP_BIRTH_PROXY_CALLBACK_URL || '' // Insert your URL here to which the birth event has to be proxied to
 export const MOSIP_DEATH_PROXY_CALLBACK_URL =