diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e6e4d9cad..d251db87e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_E2B_DOMAIN=e2b.dev
 # PLAIN_API_KEY=
 
 ### LaunchDarkly feature flags
-### Use the SDK key for the LaunchDarkly environment selected below.
+### Use the SDK key for the desired LaunchDarkly environment.
 # LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY=
-# FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT=staging
 
 ### OTEL Configuration
 # OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 701471d69..043a5fff6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Feature flags are evaluated server-side with LaunchDarkly via OpenFeature and hy
 3. Use `featureFlags.isEnabled(...)` on the server or `useFeatureFlag(...)` inside dashboard client components.
 4. Target users or teams in LaunchDarkly using the `user` and `team` contexts.
 
-Set `LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY` and `FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT=staging|production` for environments that should use LaunchDarkly.
+Set `LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY` for environments that should use LaunchDarkly. The SDK key determines the LaunchDarkly environment.
 
 ## Production Deployment
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-app-env.ts b/scripts/check-app-env.ts
index 53cce9453..2f977369f 100644
--- a/scripts/check-app-env.ts
+++ b/scripts/check-app-env.ts
@@ -34,19 +34,5 @@ const schema = appEnvSchema
       path: ['PLAIN_API_KEY'],
     }
   )
-  .refine(
-    (data) => {
-      if (data.LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY) {
-        return !!data.FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT
-      }
-
-      return true
-    },
-    {
-      message:
-        'LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY is set, but FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT is missing',
-      path: ['FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT'],
-    }
-  )
 
 validateEnv(schema)
diff --git a/src/core/modules/feature-flags/context.ts b/src/core/modules/feature-flags/context.ts
index e7329d806..8881bb6dc 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/feature-flags/context.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/feature-flags/context.ts
@@ -8,20 +8,4 @@ export type FeatureFlagContext = {
     slug?: string
     name?: string
   }
-  environment?: 'production' | 'staging'
-}
-
-export function getFeatureFlagEnvironment(): FeatureFlagContext['environment'] {
-  switch (process.env.FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT) {
-    case 'production':
-    case 'staging':
-      return process.env.FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT
-  }
-
-  switch (process.env.VERCEL_ENV) {
-    case 'production':
-      return 'production'
-    default:
-      return 'staging'
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/modules/feature-flags/launchdarkly-openfeature-provider.server.ts b/src/core/modules/feature-flags/launchdarkly-openfeature-provider.server.ts
index 2387cfa25..57d40d648 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/feature-flags/launchdarkly-openfeature-provider.server.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/feature-flags/launchdarkly-openfeature-provider.server.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ import type {
   EvaluationDetails,
   JsonValue,
 } from '@openfeature/server-sdk'
-import {
-  type FeatureFlagContext,
-  getFeatureFlagEnvironment,
-} from '@/core/modules/feature-flags/context'
+import type { FeatureFlagContext } from '@/core/modules/feature-flags/context'
 import type { FeatureFlagDefinition } from '@/core/modules/feature-flags/types'
 import { l, serializeErrorForLog } from '@/core/shared/clients/logger/logger'
 import { getOpenFeatureServerClient } from './openfeature-client.server'
@@ -32,12 +29,10 @@ function definedStringAttributes(
 export function createOpenFeatureEvaluationContext(
   context: FeatureFlagContext
 ): EvaluationContext {
-  const environment = context.environment ?? getFeatureFlagEnvironment()
   const user = {
     targetingKey: context.user.id,
     ...definedStringAttributes({
       email: context.user.email,
-      environment,
     }),
   }
 
@@ -56,7 +51,6 @@ export function createOpenFeatureEvaluationContext(
       ...definedStringAttributes({
         name: context.team.name,
         slug: context.team.slug,
-        environment,
       }),
     },
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/env.ts b/src/lib/env.ts
index 963c0da3a..a9344787a 100644
--- a/src/lib/env.ts
+++ b/src/lib/env.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export const serverSchema = z.object({
   POSTHOG_PROJECT_ID: z.string().min(1).optional(),
 
   LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY: z.string().min(1).optional(),
-  FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT: z.enum(['production', 'staging']).optional(),
 
   AUTH_SECRET: z.string().min(1).optional(),
   AUTH_TRUST_HOST: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/tests/unit/feature-flags.test.ts b/tests/unit/feature-flags.test.ts
index 5b3012325..160f7595f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/feature-flags.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/feature-flags.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import {
-  type FeatureFlagContext,
-  getFeatureFlagEnvironment,
-} from '@/core/modules/feature-flags/context'
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { FeatureFlagContext } from '@/core/modules/feature-flags/context'
 import { FEATURE_FLAGS } from '@/core/modules/feature-flags/definitions'
 import { createFeatureFlagService } from '@/core/modules/feature-flags/feature-flags.server'
 import { createOpenFeatureEvaluationContext } from '@/core/modules/feature-flags/launchdarkly-openfeature-provider.server'
@@ -17,13 +14,8 @@ const context = {
     slug: 'team-slug',
     name: 'Team Name',
   },
-  environment: 'staging',
 } satisfies FeatureFlagContext
 
-afterEach(() => {
-  vi.unstubAllEnvs()
-})
-
 describe('createFeatureFlagService', () => {
   it('evaluates boolean flags through the provider', async () => {
     const provider = {
@@ -94,13 +86,11 @@ describe('createOpenFeatureEvaluationContext', () => {
       user: {
         targetingKey: 'user-id',
         email: 'user@example.com',
-        environment: 'staging',
       },
       team: {
         targetingKey: 'team-id',
         name: 'Team Name',
         slug: 'team-slug',
-        environment: 'staging',
       },
     })
   })
@@ -117,29 +107,6 @@ describe('createOpenFeatureEvaluationContext', () => {
       kind: 'user',
       targetingKey: 'user-id',
       email: 'user@example.com',
-      environment: 'staging',
     })
   })
 })
-
-describe('getFeatureFlagEnvironment', () => {
-  it('uses the explicit feature flag environment', () => {
-    vi.stubEnv('FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT', 'production')
-
-    expect(getFeatureFlagEnvironment()).toBe('production')
-  })
-
-  it('maps production Vercel deployments to production', () => {
-    vi.stubEnv('FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT', '')
-    vi.stubEnv('VERCEL_ENV', 'production')
-
-    expect(getFeatureFlagEnvironment()).toBe('production')
-  })
-
-  it('maps non-production deployments to staging', () => {
-    vi.stubEnv('FEATURE_FLAG_ENVIRONMENT', '')
-    vi.stubEnv('VERCEL_ENV', 'preview')
-
-    expect(getFeatureFlagEnvironment()).toBe('staging')
-  })
-})