diff --git a/secrets.lua b/secrets.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index d3250fd..0000000
--- a/secrets.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
--------------------------------------------------
--- Allows to store client specific settings in one place
---
--- @author Pavel Makhov
--- @copyright 2019 Pavel Makhov
---------------------------------------------
-
-local secrets = {
-
-    -- Yandex.Translate API key - https://tech.yandex.com/translate/
-    translate_widget_api_key = os.getenv('AWW_TRANSLATE_API_KEY') or 'trnsl.1.1.20170708T010252Z.8b3fcacab3396ad1.88df3f48339672bce016a0e85a4db3aeb34dc7ae',
-}
-
-return secrets
diff --git a/translate-widget/README.MD b/translate-widget/README.MD
index 9c87ed0..2c783a0 100644
--- a/translate-widget/README.MD
+++ b/translate-widget/README.MD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This widget allows quickly translate words or phrases without opening a browser
 ## Installation
 
 1. Clone repo under **~/.config/awesome/**
-1. Get an [API key](https://translate.yandex.com/developers/keys) and paste it in **secrets.lua** as value of the `    translate_widget_api_key` variable
+1. Get an [API key](https://translate.yandex.com/developers/keys)
 1. Require widget in **rc.lua**:
 
     ```lua
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This widget allows quickly translate words or phrases without opening a browser
 
     ```lua
     awful.key({ modkey }, "c", 
-        function() translate.show_translate_prompt() end, 
+        function() translate.show_translate_prompt('<api-key>') end, 
         { description = "run translate prompt", group = "launcher" }),
     ```
 
diff --git a/translate-widget/translate.lua b/translate-widget/translate.lua
index 27f65c7..ae538c8 100644
--- a/translate-widget/translate.lua
+++ b/translate-widget/translate.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ local naughty = require("naughty")
 local wibox = require("wibox")
 local gears = require("gears")
 local gfs = require("gears.filesystem")
-local secrets = require("awesome-wm-widgets.secrets")
 
 local BASE_URL = 'https://translate.yandex.net/api/v1.5/tr.json/translate'
 local ICON = '/usr/share/icons/Papirus-Dark/48x48/apps/gnome-translate.svg'
@@ -87,8 +86,8 @@ w:setup {
 
 --- Main function - takes the user input and shows the widget with translation
 -- @param request_string - user input (dog enfr)
-local function translate(to_translate, lang)
-    local urll = BASE_URL .. '?lang=' .. lang .. '&text=' .. urlencode(to_translate) .. '&key=' .. secrets.translate_widget_api_key
+local function translate(to_translate, lang, api_key)
+    local urll = BASE_URL .. '?lang=' .. lang .. '&text=' .. urlencode(to_translate) .. '&key=' .. api_key
 
     local resp_json, code = https.request(urll)
     if (code == 200 and resp_json ~= nil) then
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ input_widget:setup {
     left = 10
 }
 
-local function show_translate_prompt()
+local function show_translate_prompt(api_key)
     awful.placement.top(input_widget, { margins = {top = 40}, parent = awful.screen.focused()})
     input_widget.height = 40
     input_widget.visible = true
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ local function show_translate_prompt()
                 })
                 return
             end
-            translate(to_translate, lang)
+            translate(to_translate, lang, api_key)
         end,
         done_callback = function()
             input_widget.visible = false