diff --git a/web/Dockerfile.auis b/web/Dockerfile.auis
index 1c67b25..6d350af 100644
--- a/web/Dockerfile.auis
+++ b/web/Dockerfile.auis
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ ENV VITE_API_URL="https://auis-api.fly.dev"
 ENV VITE_STRAPI_URL="https://auis-strapi.fly.dev"
 ENV VITE_APP_URL="https://auis.fly.dev"
 ENV VITE_APP_NAME="AUIS"
-ENV VITE_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_51PPclyP464csY2UpQPZ4cpWlyupAwPXfvWZRIG0zy9BhlYE8GmR4LYEytjFKOjMS6o5oXF5I0QMB8RWcc0TqsNxC00Nz3UAH14
 
 # Mount secrets into Dockerfile and set environment variables
 RUN yarn run build   
diff --git a/web/src/screens/CheckoutScreen.tsx b/web/src/screens/CheckoutScreen.tsx
index 67c7508..7c2581c 100644
--- a/web/src/screens/CheckoutScreen.tsx
+++ b/web/src/screens/CheckoutScreen.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { loadStripe } from "@stripe/stripe-js";
 import {
   EmbeddedCheckoutProvider,
   EmbeddedCheckout,
 } from "@stripe/react-stripe-js";
 import { useLocation } from "react-router";
-import { stripeKey } from "../stripe/stripe";
 import { fetchEventOrMembershipCheckoutSecret } from "../api/apiRequests";
 import CheckoutError from "@components/checkout-page/CheckoutError";
 
+const STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY = import.meta.env.VITE_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY;
+
 // Make sure to call `loadStripe` outside of a component’s render to avoid
 // recreating the `Stripe` object on every render.
-const stripePromise = stripeKey;
+const stripePromise = loadStripe(`${STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY}`);
 let bodyData: { priceId: string; userTicketId: number };
-
 export default function CheckoutScreen() {
   const location = useLocation();
   // ensure data required for checkout is here
diff --git a/web/src/stripe/stripe.ts b/web/src/stripe/stripe.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f7a8e1..0000000
--- a/web/src/stripe/stripe.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { loadStripe } from "@stripe/stripe-js";
-
-//import the key from the env
-const STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY = import.meta.env.VITE_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY;
-
-//This is where we load the stripe key, then export it.
-export const stripeKey = await loadStripe(`${STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY}`);