From d7505e9833faa134768b72071cd35c326e444683 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:47:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore(client): remove daily challenge env variables (#62105)

---
 .github/workflows/deploy-client.yml            |  1 -
 .../show-daily-coding-challenge.tsx            |  7 +------
 client/src/components/Map/index.tsx            | 18 +++++++-----------
 .../learn/daily-coding-challenge/archive.tsx   |  6 ------
 client/tools/create-env.ts                     |  3 +--
 client/tools/read-env.ts                       |  2 --
 sample.env                                     |  1 -
 7 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-client.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-client.yml
index da09e8571b6..ee6a662e2ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-client.yml
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ jobs:
           PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID }}
           STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY }}
           SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES: ${{ vars.SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES || 'false' }}
-          SHOW_DAILY_CODING_CHALLENGES: ${{ vars.SHOW_DAILY_CODING_CHALLENGES || 'false' }}
           FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV: production
           # The below is used in ecosystem.config.js file for the API -- to be removed later
           DEPLOYMENT_ENV: ${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.tgt_env_long }}
diff --git a/client/src/client-only-routes/show-daily-coding-challenge.tsx b/client/src/client-only-routes/show-daily-coding-challenge.tsx
index d00454eda27..f9605069375 100644
--- a/client/src/client-only-routes/show-daily-coding-challenge.tsx
+++ b/client/src/client-only-routes/show-daily-coding-challenge.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import {
   DailyCodingChallengePageContext
 } from '../redux/prop-types';
 import DailyCodingChallengeNotFound from '../components/daily-coding-challenge/not-found';
-import FourOhFour from '../components/FourOhFour';
-import { apiLocation, showDailyCodingChallenges } from '../../config/env.json';
+import { apiLocation } from '../../config/env.json';
 import { isValidDateString } from '../components/daily-coding-challenge/helpers';
 import {
   validateDailyCodingChallengeSchema,
@@ -208,10 +207,6 @@ function ShowDailyCodingChallenge(): JSX.Element {
     void fetchChallenge(date);
   }, [date]);
 
-  if (!showDailyCodingChallenges) {
-    return <FourOhFour />;
-  }
-
   if (isLoading) return <Loader />;
 
   if (!challengeFound || !challengeProps)
diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/index.tsx b/client/src/components/Map/index.tsx
index d8669a544df..024226a4e2a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/index.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { SuperBlockIcon } from '../../assets/superblock-icon';
 import LinkButton from '../../assets/icons/link-button';
 import { ButtonLink } from '../helpers';
-import {
-  showUpcomingChanges,
-  showDailyCodingChallenges
-} from '../../../config/env.json';
+import { showUpcomingChanges } from '../../../config/env.json';
 import DailyCodingChallengeWidget from '../daily-coding-challenge/widget';
 
 import './map.css';
@@ -88,13 +85,12 @@ function Map({ forLanding = false }: MapProps) {
           <Fragment key={stage}>
             {
               /* Show the daily coding challenge before the "English" curriculum */
-              showDailyCodingChallenges &&
-                stage === SuperBlockStage.English && (
-                  <>
-                    <DailyCodingChallengeWidget forLanding={forLanding} />
-                    <Spacer size='m' />
-                  </>
-                )
+              stage === SuperBlockStage.English && (
+                <>
+                  <DailyCodingChallengeWidget forLanding={forLanding} />
+                  <Spacer size='m' />
+                </>
+              )
             }
             <h2 className={forLanding ? 'big-heading' : ''}>
               {t(superBlockHeadings[stage])}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/learn/daily-coding-challenge/archive.tsx b/client/src/pages/learn/daily-coding-challenge/archive.tsx
index a1fedda6a2d..3c98fa0995c 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/learn/daily-coding-challenge/archive.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/learn/daily-coding-challenge/archive.tsx
@@ -4,16 +4,10 @@ import { Container, Col, Row, Spacer } from '@freecodecamp/ui';
 import Map from '../../../components/Map';
 import DailyCodingChallengeCalendar from '../../../components/daily-coding-challenge/calendar';
 import DailyCodingChallengeIcon from '../../../assets/icons/daily-coding-challenge';
-import FourOhFour from '../../../components/FourOhFour';
-import { showDailyCodingChallenges } from '../../../../config/env.json';
 
 function Archive(): JSX.Element {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-  if (!showDailyCodingChallenges) {
-    return <FourOhFour />;
-  }
-
   return (
     <Container>
       <Row>
diff --git a/client/tools/create-env.ts b/client/tools/create-env.ts
index 881e7509e6a..60d7cd81a94 100644
--- a/client/tools/create-env.ts
+++ b/client/tools/create-env.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ if (FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV !== 'development') {
     'curriculumLocale',
     'deploymentEnv',
     'environment',
-    'showUpcomingChanges',
-    'showDailyCodingChallenges'
+    'showUpcomingChanges'
   ];
   const searchKeys = ['algoliaAppId', 'algoliaAPIKey'];
   const donationKeys = ['stripePublicKey', 'paypalClientId', 'patreonClientId'];
diff --git a/client/tools/read-env.ts b/client/tools/read-env.ts
index f4fb369714c..85407e5271f 100644
--- a/client/tools/read-env.ts
+++ b/client/tools/read-env.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const {
   PATREON_CLIENT_ID: patreonClientId,
   DEPLOYMENT_ENV: deploymentEnv,
   SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES: showUpcomingChanges,
-  SHOW_DAILY_CODING_CHALLENGES: showDailyCodingChallenges,
   GROWTHBOOK_URI: growthbookUri
 } = process.env;
 
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ export default Object.assign(locations, {
       ? null
       : patreonClientId,
   showUpcomingChanges: showUpcomingChanges === 'true',
-  showDailyCodingChallenges: showDailyCodingChallenges === 'true',
   growthbookUri:
     !growthbookUri || growthbookUri === 'api_URI_from_Growthbook_dashboard'
       ? null
diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
index 5b192f3df42..cff91831e55 100644
--- a/sample.env
+++ b/sample.env
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ CURRICULUM_LOCALE=english
 
 # Show or hide WIP in progress challenges
 SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES=false
-SHOW_DAILY_CODING_CHALLENGES=true
 
 # ---------------------
 # New API