diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index ab48f8f1960d28219bcb6387ffffa8e76490a9bf..a468b6ea07597f345584e0575c112d66554b6683 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   default_value_for :theme_id, gitlab_config.default_theme
 
   devise :two_factor_authenticatable,
-         otp_secret_encryption_key: File.read(Rails.root.join('.secret')).chomp
+         otp_secret_encryption_key: Gitlab::Application.config.secret_key_base
   alias_attribute :two_factor_enabled, :otp_required_for_login
 
   devise :two_factor_backupable, otp_number_of_backup_codes: 10