diff --git a/docs/admin/deployment.rst b/docs/admin/deployment.rst
index 119925ffc..090eef7dd 100644
--- a/docs/admin/deployment.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/deployment.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ you create:
 .. NOTE::
 
    Alternatively, you can put all variables below in a `dotenv
-   <https://github.com/jpadilla/django-dotenv>`_ text file::
+   <https://saurabh-kumar.com/python-dotenv/>`_ text file::
 
       VAR="value 1"
       OTHER_VAR="other value"
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index c08fe9415..64a52416d 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import os
 import sys
-import warnings
 
 import dotenv
 
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    # Filter out missing .env warning, it's fine if we don't have one.
-    warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', module='dotenv')
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Read dotenv file and inject it's values into the environment
+    dotenv.load_dotenv(dotenv_path=os.environ.get("DOTENV_PATH"))
 
-    # Read .env file and inject it's values into the environment
-    dotenv.read_dotenv(os.environ.get("DOTENV_PATH"))
-
-    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'pontoon.settings')
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "pontoon.settings")
 
     from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
 
diff --git a/pontoon/base/celeryapp.py b/pontoon/base/celeryapp.py
index 54de90935..edc088da6 100644
--- a/pontoon/base/celeryapp.py
+++ b/pontoon/base/celeryapp.py
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
 import os
-import warnings
 
 import dotenv
 from celery import Celery
 
 
-_dirname = os.path.dirname
-ROOT = _dirname(_dirname(_dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
-
-
-def path(*args):
-    return os.path.join(ROOT, *args)
-
-
-# Filter out missing .env warning, it's fine if we don't have one.
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", module="dotenv")
-
-# Read .env file and inject it's values into the environment
-dotenv.read_dotenv(path(".env"))
+# Read dotenv file and inject it's values into the environment
+dotenv.load_dotenv(dotenv_path=os.environ.get("DOTENV_PATH"))
 
 # Set the default Django settings module for `celery`.
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "pontoon.settings")
diff --git a/pontoon/wsgi.py b/pontoon/wsgi.py
index 4e75bc7c9..a61919f42 100644
--- a/pontoon/wsgi.py
+++ b/pontoon/wsgi.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 from wsgi_sslify import sslify
 
 
-if "DOTENV_PATH" in os.environ:
-    dotenv.read_dotenv(os.environ["DOTENV_PATH"])
+# Read dotenv file and inject it's values into the environment
+dotenv.load_dotenv(dotenv_path=os.environ.get("DOTENV_PATH"))
 
 # Set settings env var before importing whitenoise as it depends on
 # some settings.
diff --git a/requirements/default.in b/requirements/default.in
index 97eede7f9..4b093702c 100644
--- a/requirements/default.in
+++ b/requirements/default.in
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ django-bmemcached==0.2.3
 django-cors-headers==3.5.0
 django-csp==3.7
 django-dirtyfields==1.3.1
-django-dotenv==1.4.2
 django-guardian==2.3.0
 django-jinja==2.7.0
 django-notifications-hq==1.6.0
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ parsimonious==0.6.2
 polib==1.0.6
 psycopg2==2.8.5
 python-dateutil==2.8.1
+python-dotenv==0.17.0
 python-levenshtein==0.12.2
 pytz==2019.3
 raygun4py==4.3.0
diff --git a/requirements/default.txt b/requirements/default.txt
index fcfaf0812..2c3146b87 100644
--- a/requirements/default.txt
+++ b/requirements/default.txt
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ django-csp==3.7 \
 django-dirtyfields==1.3.1 \
     --hash=sha256:c3aafe524fc26c6ac573bbaf3ea852607e7b0f8622a2ec23dcdf65e1a9dcb7bb
     # via -r requirements/default.in
-django-dotenv==1.4.2 \
-    --hash=sha256:3812bb0f4876cf31f902aad140f0645e120e51ee30eb7c40c22050f58a0e4adb \
-    --hash=sha256:a9b1b40a70bd321acd231926acedb9bd2c5e873e33a1873b34a7276d196a765e
-    # via -r requirements/default.in
 django-guardian==2.3.0 \
     --hash=sha256:0e70706c6cda88ddaf8849bddb525b8df49de05ba0798d4b3506049f0d95cbc8 \
     --hash=sha256:ed2de26e4defb800919c5749fb1bbe370d72829fbd72895b6cf4f7f1a7607e1b
@@ -387,6 +383,10 @@ python-dateutil==2.8.1 \
     --hash=sha256:73ebfe9dbf22e832286dafa60473e4cd239f8592f699aa5adaf10050e6e1823c \
     --hash=sha256:75bb3f31ea686f1197762692a9ee6a7550b59fc6ca3a1f4b5d7e32fb98e2da2a
     # via -r requirements/default.in
+python-dotenv==0.17.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:471b782da0af10da1a80341e8438fca5fadeba2881c54360d5fd8d03d03a4f4a \
+    --hash=sha256:49782a97c9d641e8a09ae1d9af0856cc587c8d2474919342d5104d85be9890b2
+    # via -r requirements/default.in
 python-levenshtein==0.12.2 \
     --hash=sha256:dc2395fbd148a1ab31090dd113c366695934b9e85fe5a4b2a032745efd0346f6
     # via -r requirements/default.in
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index bd840477c..c4be0d5d0 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@ django-debug-toolbar==3.2 \
 django-dirtyfields==1.3.1 \
     --hash=sha256:c3aafe524fc26c6ac573bbaf3ea852607e7b0f8622a2ec23dcdf65e1a9dcb7bb
     # via -r requirements/default.txt
-django-dotenv==1.4.2 \
-    --hash=sha256:3812bb0f4876cf31f902aad140f0645e120e51ee30eb7c40c22050f58a0e4adb \
-    --hash=sha256:a9b1b40a70bd321acd231926acedb9bd2c5e873e33a1873b34a7276d196a765e
-    # via -r requirements/default.txt
 django-extensions==3.0.9 \
     --hash=sha256:6809c89ca952f0e08d4e0766bc0101dfaf508d7649aced1180c091d737046ea7 \
     --hash=sha256:dc663652ac9460fd06580a973576820430c6d428720e874ae46b041fa63e0efa
@@ -461,6 +457,10 @@ python-dateutil==2.8.1 \
     --hash=sha256:73ebfe9dbf22e832286dafa60473e4cd239f8592f699aa5adaf10050e6e1823c \
     --hash=sha256:75bb3f31ea686f1197762692a9ee6a7550b59fc6ca3a1f4b5d7e32fb98e2da2a
     # via -r requirements/default.txt
+python-dotenv==0.17.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:471b782da0af10da1a80341e8438fca5fadeba2881c54360d5fd8d03d03a4f4a \
+    --hash=sha256:49782a97c9d641e8a09ae1d9af0856cc587c8d2474919342d5104d85be9890b2
+    # via -r requirements/default.txt
 python-levenshtein==0.12.2 \
     --hash=sha256:dc2395fbd148a1ab31090dd113c366695934b9e85fe5a4b2a032745efd0346f6
     # via -r requirements/default.txt
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index 2c9860d4c..270daf669 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ django-csp==3.7 \
 django-dirtyfields==1.3.1 \
     --hash=sha256:c3aafe524fc26c6ac573bbaf3ea852607e7b0f8622a2ec23dcdf65e1a9dcb7bb
     # via -r requirements/default.txt
-django-dotenv==1.4.2 \
-    --hash=sha256:3812bb0f4876cf31f902aad140f0645e120e51ee30eb7c40c22050f58a0e4adb \
-    --hash=sha256:a9b1b40a70bd321acd231926acedb9bd2c5e873e33a1873b34a7276d196a765e
-    # via -r requirements/default.txt
 django-guardian==2.3.0 \
     --hash=sha256:0e70706c6cda88ddaf8849bddb525b8df49de05ba0798d4b3506049f0d95cbc8 \
     --hash=sha256:ed2de26e4defb800919c5749fb1bbe370d72829fbd72895b6cf4f7f1a7607e1b
@@ -572,6 +568,10 @@ python-dateutil==2.8.1 \
     # via
     #   -r requirements/default.txt
     #   faker
+python-dotenv==0.17.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:471b782da0af10da1a80341e8438fca5fadeba2881c54360d5fd8d03d03a4f4a \
+    --hash=sha256:49782a97c9d641e8a09ae1d9af0856cc587c8d2474919342d5104d85be9890b2
+    # via -r requirements/default.txt
 python-levenshtein==0.12.2 \
     --hash=sha256:dc2395fbd148a1ab31090dd113c366695934b9e85fe5a4b2a032745efd0346f6
     # via -r requirements/default.txt