diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 1740c2df..9b5b9682 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=true # Disables telemetry collection
 # Controls the number of concurrent indexing jobs that can run at once
 # INDEX_CONCURRENCY_MULTIPLE=
 
-# Controls the polling interval for the web app
-# NEXT_PUBLIC_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS=
-
 # Controls the version of the web app
 # NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION=
 
diff --git a/packages/web/src/env.mjs b/packages/web/src/env.mjs
index 7a9c1589..f515c3d9 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/env.mjs
+++ b/packages/web/src/env.mjs
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
 
         // Misc
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION: z.string().default('unknown'),
-        NEXT_PUBLIC_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: numberSchema.default(5000),
 
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT: z.enum(SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT).optional(),
 
@@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     experimental__runtimeEnv: {
         NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION,
-        NEXT_PUBLIC_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGFUSE_BASE_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGFUSE_BASE_URL,