diff --git a/examples/nextjs-14-authjs-5/.env.development b/examples/nextjs-14-authjs-5/.env.development
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53e433ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/nextjs-14-authjs-5/.env.development
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Used in dev and CI
+AUTH_SECRET=9cf7510df73de5a0b1129d1d3eead6c4
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diff --git a/examples/nextjs-14-authjs-5/auth.ts b/examples/nextjs-14-authjs-5/auth.ts
index 93c7c514f..828b0a41f 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-14-authjs-5/auth.ts
+++ b/examples/nextjs-14-authjs-5/auth.ts
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ export const config = {
       return token
     },
   },
-  // This prevents the secret being empty during builds
-  secret: process.env.CI ? "CI_SECRET" : process.env.AUTH_SECRET,
-} satisfies NextAuthConfig
+  satisfies NextAuthConfig
 
 export const { handlers, auth, signIn, signOut } = NextAuth(config)
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