diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index ab0b656..12edb48 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -16,13 +16,7 @@ class DevelopmentConfig(Config):
 
 class ProductionConfig(Config):
     DEBUG = False
-
-    @property
-    def SECRET_KEY(self):
-        key = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')
-        if not key:
-            raise ValueError('SECRET_KEY environment variable must be set in production')
-        return key
+    SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')
 
 
 config = {