diff --git a/core/cli/env.el b/core/cli/env.el
index 9b28a6804..866d82c48 100644
--- a/core/cli/env.el
+++ b/core/cli/env.el
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ default, on Linux, this is '$SHELL -ic /usr/bin/env'. Variables in
            (goto-char (point-min))
            (insert
             (concat
-             "# -*- mode: dotenv -*-\n"
+             "# -*- mode: sh -*-\n"
              (format "# Generated from a %s shell environent\n" shell-file-name)
              "# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
              "# This file was auto-generated by `doom env'. It contains a list of environment\n"
diff --git a/core/packages.el b/core/packages.el
index ff2ee9115..7976cbdb5 100644
--- a/core/packages.el
+++ b/core/packages.el
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ;;; core/packages.el
 
 ;; core.el
-(package! dotenv-mode)
 (package! auto-minor-mode)
 
 ;; core-ui.el