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@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ Create a `konnector-dev-config.json` file at the root with your test credentials
 ```
 Then :
 
-Define the base url and the API authentication key as environment variable :
-
-```sh
-export API_AUTH_KEY=<the_api_authentication_key>
-export BASE_URL=<the_api_base_url>
-```
-
-Then :
-
 ```sh
 yarn
 yarn standalone