diff --git a/.sequelizerc b/.sequelizerc
index 0f26a4e1..aa05bd02 100644
--- a/.sequelizerc
+++ b/.sequelizerc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require('localenv');
+require('dotenv').config({ silent: true });
 
 var path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/server/test/helper.js b/server/test/helper.js
index ed178251..51171e1e 100644
--- a/server/test/helper.js
+++ b/server/test/helper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require('localenv');
+require('dotenv').config({ silent: true });
 
 // test environment variables
 process.env.DATABASE_URL = process.env.DATABASE_URL_TEST;
diff --git a/webpack.config.prod.js b/webpack.config.prod.js
index 1c460696..2658cbd8 100644
--- a/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -41,12 +41,5 @@ productionWebpackConfig.plugins.push(
     },
   })
 );
-productionWebpackConfig.plugins.push(
-  new webpack.DefinePlugin({
-    'process.env': {
-      NODE_ENV: JSON.stringify('production'),
-    },
-  })
-);
 
 module.exports = productionWebpackConfig;