diff --git a/frontend/src/helpers/key.ts b/frontend/src/helpers/key.ts
index 57485a35a..05562628d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/helpers/key.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/helpers/key.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import Aes256Gcm from '@app/components/utilities/cryptography/aes-256-gcm';
 import { deriveArgonKey } from '@app/components/utilities/cryptography/crypto';
 
-import { KeyService } from '../services';
-
 /**
  * @param {Object} obj
  * @param {Number} obj.encryptionVersion
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ let privateKey;
         throw new Error('Failed to decrypt private key');
     }
 
-    KeyService.setPrivateKey(privateKey);
     return privateKey;
 }