diff --git a/debian/resources/monit.sh b/debian/resources/monit.sh
index 1dbac06..79d34d1 100644
--- a/debian/resources/monit.sh
+++ b/debian/resources/monit.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 #includes
 . ./config.sh
-. ./environment.sh
 
 #make the monit shell script executable
 chmod 755 monit/shell.sh