diff --git a/ui/next.config.mjs b/ui/next.config.mjs
index c8bc068..8db58da 100644
--- a/ui/next.config.mjs
+++ b/ui/next.config.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
   env: {
-    ROOT_API_URL: process.env.ROOT_API_URL,
     NEXT_PUBLIC_ROOT_API_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ROOT_API_URL,
   },
 };
diff --git a/ui/src/components/CounterDisplay/index.js b/ui/src/components/CounterDisplay/index.js
index 19c32d2..518ca59 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/CounterDisplay/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/components/CounterDisplay/index.js
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ import axios from "axios";
 
 const fetchCurrentValue = async () => {
   try {
-    const rootUrl = process.env.ROOT_API_URL;
-    const publicRootUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ROOT_API_URL;
-    console.log("publicRootUrl:", publicRootUrl);
-    // const rootUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ROOT_API_URL;
+    const rootUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ROOT_API_URL;
+    console.log("rootUrl:", rootUrl);
     const endpoint = `${rootUrl}/counter`;
     console.log("Endpoint:", endpoint);