diff --git a/spring-ai/src/main/resources/application.yml b/spring-ai/src/main/resources/application.yml
index b9d9ee1ce8..dfc8294e45 100644
--- a/spring-ai/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/spring-ai/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 spring:
   ai:
-    openai.api-key: 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
\ No newline at end of file
+    openai.api-key: ${OPEN_AI_KEY}
\ No newline at end of file