diff --git a/.changeset/tiny-candles-type.md b/.changeset/tiny-candles-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8afa8b23dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tiny-candles-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@trigger.dev/cli": patch
+---
+
+remove unused envFile param in sendEvent.ts cmd
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/sendEvent.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/sendEvent.ts
index 843fc71e65..b18b2fcddb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/sendEvent.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/sendEvent.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function sendEventCommand(path: string, anyOptions: any) {
     return;
   }
 
-  const { apiUrl, envFile, apiKey } = apiDetails;
+  const { apiUrl, apiKey } = apiDetails;
 
   const parsedPayload = safeJSONParse(options.payload);