diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bff99ac..36f9051 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ use a cloud alternative such as Railway, fly.io, _etc._
    # Stripe configuration (optional until you enable automatic sync)
    APP_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_your_key
    APP_STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_your_webhook_secret
-   APP_STRIPE_CONNECT_ACCOUNT=acct_your_connect_account # optional
    ```
 
    Leave the Stripe variables blank to continue using manual cash entry only. When set, Rentease will pull payments from Stripe, process webhooks sent to `/webhooks/stripe`, and expose a manual sync endpoint at `POST /api/stripe/sync` (protected by the existing API key middleware).
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 1c6edae..057db61 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	StripeSecretKey string `env:"STRIPE_SECRET_KEY"`
 	// StripeWebhookSecret is the signing secret for validating Stripe webhooks
 	StripeWebhookSecret string `env:"STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET"`
-	// StripeConnectAccount is the connected account ID when using Stripe Connect (optional)
-	StripeConnectAccount string `env:"STRIPE_CONNECT_ACCOUNT"`
 }
 
 // New creates a [Config] struct. It first parses the environment variables. You can use a .env file.
diff --git a/internal/driver/stripe/client.go b/internal/driver/stripe/client.go
index 299cb17..2caa531 100644
--- a/internal/driver/stripe/client.go
+++ b/internal/driver/stripe/client.go
@@ -14,18 +14,10 @@ import (
 // Option configures a Client instance.
 type Option func(*Client)
 
-// WithAccount sets the Stripe connected account identifier used for requests.
-func WithAccount(account string) Option {
-	return func(c *Client) {
-		c.account = strings.TrimSpace(account)
-	}
-}
-
 // Client wraps Stripe's SDK to expose the subset of functionality needed by the
 // application while keeping the rest of the codebase decoupled from the SDK.
 type Client struct {
-	api     *stripe.Client
-	account string
+	api *stripe.Client
 }
 
 // New constructs a Client using the provided secret key. The key must not be empty.
@@ -98,10 +90,6 @@ func (c *Client) ListPayments(ctx context.Context, params ListPaymentsParams) ([
 		listParams.Filters.AddFilter("created", "lte", strconv.FormatInt(params.To.Unix(), 10))
 	}
 
-	if c.account != "" {
-		listParams.SetStripeAccount(c.account)
-	}
-
 	seq := c.api.V1PaymentIntents.List(ctx, listParams)
 	payments := make([]Payment, 0)
 	var listErr error
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index feac07d..215cc1a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, appConfig *config.Config, appLogger *slog.Logger)
 	var stripeClient booking.StripeClient
 	if appConfig.StripeSecretKey != "" {
 		opts := []stripeclient.Option{}
-		if appConfig.StripeConnectAccount != "" {
-			opts = append(opts, stripeclient.WithAccount(appConfig.StripeConnectAccount))
-		}
 
 		client, err := stripeclient.New(appConfig.StripeSecretKey, opts...)
 		if err != nil {