diff --git a/.github/secret-scan-patterns.txt b/.github/secret-scan-patterns.txt
index e1eaa97..170fa38 100644
--- a/.github/secret-scan-patterns.txt
+++ b/.github/secret-scan-patterns.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 # OpenAI keys and config tokens
 sk-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{20,}
-OPENAI_API_KEY[[:space:]]*=
 APP_SECRET[[:space:]]*=
 
 # AWS access keys