diff --git a/deploy/helm/thecombine/charts/frontend/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/thecombine/charts/frontend/values.yaml
index 42240c00fb..5ae4da14cf 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/thecombine/charts/frontend/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/thecombine/charts/frontend/values.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ imageName: combine_frontend
 # The additional domain list is a space-separated string list of domains
 combineAddlDomainList: ""
 configAnalyticsWriteKey: ""
-configCaptchaSiteKey: "None - defined in profiles"
+configCaptchaSiteKey: ""
 configOffline: false
 configShowCertExpiration: false
diff --git a/src/components/Login/Captcha.tsx b/src/components/Login/Captcha.tsx
index 8f3de5f5ed..8e740176dd 100644
--- a/src/components/Login/Captcha.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Login/Captcha.tsx
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ export default function Captcha(props: CaptchaProps): ReactElement {
     setSuccess(!isRequired.current);
   }, [isRequired, setSuccess]);
 
-  const siteKey =
-    process.env.NODE_ENV === "production"
-      ? RuntimeConfig.getInstance().captchaSiteKey()
-      : // https://developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/troubleshooting/testing/
-        // has dummy site keys for development and testing; options are
-        // invisible pass, invisible fail, visible pass, visible fail, forced interaction
-        "1x00000000000000000000AA"; // visible pass
-
   const fail = (): void => {
     setSuccess(false);
     toast.error(t("captcha.error"));
@@ -49,7 +41,7 @@ export default function Captcha(props: CaptchaProps): ReactElement {
       onExpire={fail}
       onSuccess={verify}
       options={{ language: i18n.resolvedLanguage, theme: "light" }}
-      siteKey={siteKey}
+      siteKey={RuntimeConfig.getInstance().captchaSiteKey()}
     />
   ) : (
     <Fragment />
diff --git a/src/types/runtimeConfig.ts b/src/types/runtimeConfig.ts
index ec17c2b26d..b784b35a00 100644
--- a/src/types/runtimeConfig.ts
+++ b/src/types/runtimeConfig.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ declare global {
 const defaultConfig: RuntimeConfigItems = {
   baseUrl: "http://localhost:5000",
   captchaRequired: true,
-  captchaSiteKey: "0x4AAAAAAAiMciPlBW1aA1iL",
+  /* https://developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/troubleshooting/testing/
+   * has dummy site keys for development and testing; options are:
+   * invisible pass, invisible fail, visible pass, visible fail, forced interaction */
+  captchaSiteKey: "1x00000000000000000000AA", // visible pass
   offline: false,
   emailServicesEnabled: true,
   showCertExpiration: true,