diff --git a/app/libretranslate.ts b/app/libretranslate.ts
index fe71eb410cddba2aee8f57934d46a2f3566cb09f..870791520ac1a44f70094b2d4e1567a275de3b69 100644
--- a/app/libretranslate.ts
+++ b/app/libretranslate.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ export const detectLanguage = async (
       method: "POST",
       body: JSON.stringify({
         q: query.text,
-        api_key: "",
       }),
       headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
     });