diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-go-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/trivy-go-tests.yaml
index ce77df3..4e8df9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-go-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-go-tests.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: './tests/...'
         type: string
-      env_artifact_name:
-        description: 'Name of an uploaded .env artifact to download into the working directory before running tests (leave empty to skip). Used to provide runtime env vars (e.g. AUTH0_*) that the app reads at init.'
-        required: false
-        default: ''
-        type: string
     secrets:
       GH_ACCESS_TOKEN:
         description: 'GitHub access token for private repo access (required only if run_go_tests is true)'
@@ -74,13 +69,6 @@ jobs:
           severity: 'CRITICAL,HIGH,MEDIUM,LOW'
           exit-code: '1'
 
-      - name: Download .env artifact
-        if: ${{ inputs.run_go_tests && inputs.env_artifact_name != '' }}
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: ${{ inputs.env_artifact_name }}
-          path: ${{ inputs.working_directory }}
-
       - name: Run Go Unit Tests
         if: ${{ inputs.run_go_tests }}
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.working_directory }}