diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 3285aafa..87d97a03 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -46,3 +46,7 @@ erl_crash.dump
 
 # Dev databases
 /data/*.db*
+
+# Dev tooling and environment
+/mise.toml
+/mise.local.toml
diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b3f3b8d..00000000
--- a/.envrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dotenv_if_exists .secrets
-dotenv_if_exists .envrc.local
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 321a111b..21841e75 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ npm-debug.log
 /data/*.db-*
 
 # Environment variables
-/.secrets
-/.envrc.local
 /mise.local.toml
 
 # LSP Servers
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 13a5efab..dab7813a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,12 +66,7 @@ In production, the application also requires:
 
 - `LOGIN_PASSWORD` (secret): the password used for accessing the application.
 
-The application is setup to use [direnv](https://direnv.net/).
-
-The `.envrc` file loads two other files: `.envrc.local` file for configuration
-variables, and a `.secrets` file for secrets.
-
-You can create them and populate them with the necessary environment variables.
+If you're using [mise-en-place](https://mise.jdx.dev), you can create a `mise.local.toml` with the required variables.
 
 ## Running the application