diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bc4ac2482..0000000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-
-###
-# Setup secrets
-###
-init-secrets:
-	cp secrets.env.example secrets.env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04b3d5621a..85c8cfa6d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@ For running the backend, depending on your OS, you need [Docker Desktop for Mac]
 
 The above dependencies are enough to run and work on the Backstage frontend packages. To develop backend services, there are some more tools to install, see [backend/README.md](backend/README.md). To update protobuf definitions, you will need another set of tools, see [proto/README.md](proto/README.md).
 
-### Secrets
-
-To setup secrets, copy the `secrets.env.example` to `secrets.env` as such:
-
-```bash
-$ make init-secrets
-```
-
 ## Running Locally
 
 The full local system consists of a collection of backend services, as well as a web application. From the root of the project directory, run the following in a terminal to start up all backend services locally:
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yaml b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
index e59bd76511..4396cae77d 100755
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -21,41 +21,38 @@ services:
     volumes:
        - ./identity/identity-data.json:/app/identity-data.json
 
-  inventory:
-    container_name: boss-inventory
-    build:
-      context: .
-      args:
-        service: inventory
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    volumes:
-      - ./inventory/inventory.db:/app/inventory.db
+  # inventory:
+  #   container_name: boss-inventory
+  #   build:
+  #     context: .
+  #     args:
+  #       service: inventory
+  #   restart: unless-stopped
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - ./inventory/inventory.db:/app/inventory.db
 
-  builds:
-    container_name: boss-builds
-    build:
-      context: .
-      args:
-        service: builds
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    env_file: ../secrets.env
-    depends_on:
-      - inventory
-    links:
-      - inventory
+  # builds:
+  #   container_name: boss-builds
+  #   build:
+  #     context: .
+  #     args:
+  #       service: builds
+  #   restart: unless-stopped
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - inventory
+  #   links:
+  #     - inventory
 
-  scaffolder:
-    depends_on:
-      - inventory
-    links:
-      - inventory
-    build:
-      context: .
-      args:
-        service: scaffolder
-        base_image: scaffolder
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    volumes:
-      - ./scaffolder/templates:/app/templates:ro
-
-    env_file: ../secrets.env
+  # scaffolder:
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - inventory
+  #   links:
+  #     - inventory
+  #   build:
+  #     context: .
+  #     args:
+  #       service: scaffolder
+  #       base_image: scaffolder
+  #   restart: unless-stopped
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - ./scaffolder/templates:/app/templates:ro
diff --git a/secrets.env.example b/secrets.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index ccd6a2c02c..0000000000
--- a/secrets.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-###
-# The environment you want to run the frontend (running using create-react-app) in.
-# In production, these should be `production` and false respectively.
-###
-NODE_ENV=development
-NODE_DEBUG=true
-
-###
-# This is the full HTTP endpoint to the GraphQL API you'll want to point to.
-# For example (in development): http://localhost:8080/graphql
-###
-REACT_APP_GRAPHQL_API=
-
-###
-# A valid GitHub access token. You'll need to give it access to "repo".
-# To create one, visit https://github.com/settings/tokens in your browser.
-###
-BOSS_GH_USERNAME=
-BOSS_GH_ACCESS_TOKEN=