diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c68962a3b059..906e60acaf2c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 APP_ENV=production
 APP_DEBUG=false
 APP_URL=http://localhost
-APP_KEY=SomeRandomString
+APP_KEY=
 
 DB_DRIVER=mysql
 DB_HOST=localhost