diff --git a/client/vercel.json b/client/vercel.json
index 5b2ed13..c07c199 100644
--- a/client/vercel.json
+++ b/client/vercel.json
@@ -35,8 +35,5 @@
         }
       ]
     }
-  ],
-  "env": {
-    "VITE_API_URL": "@vite_api_url"
-  }
-} 
\ No newline at end of file
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/client/vite.config.js b/client/vite.config.js
index ecc828f..a75b012 100644
--- a/client/vite.config.js
+++ b/client/vite.config.js
@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
-import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
-import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
 
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
+
   server: {
     port: 3000,
+
     proxy: {
-      // Forward all /api requests to the backend server
       '/api': {
         target: 'http://localhost:5000',
         changeOrigin: true,
       },
     },
   },
+
   build: {
     outDir: 'dist',
     sourcemap: false,
+
     rollupOptions: {
       output: {
         manualChunks: {
@@ -27,7 +30,4 @@ export default defineConfig({
       },
     },
   },
-  define: {
-    'process.env.VITE_API_URL': JSON.stringify(process.env.VITE_API_URL),
-  },
-}) 
\ No newline at end of file
+});