diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1aa0b3..cc22efc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,15 +48,11 @@ pip install jupyterlab-codeium
 
 ![Enter Token](./img/2-api-key.png)
 
-7. Start JupyterLab. At first launch you should see the following dialog:
-
-![Enter API Key](./img/3-jupyterlab-dialog.png)
-
-8. Go to the settings to paste the API key:
+7. Go to the settings to paste the API key:
 
 ![Settings](./img/4-jupyterlab-settings.png)
 
-9. You should now be able to use the extension. Open a Python file and start typing to see the completions.
+8. You should now be able to use the extension. Open a Python file and start typing to see the completions.
 
 ![Completions](./img/5-example.png)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85d74e7..5eae58a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
         "@connectrpc/connect": "^1.4.0",
         "@connectrpc/connect-web": "^1.4.0",
         "@jupyterlab/application": "^4.0.0",
-        "@jupyterlab/apputils": "^4.0.0",
         "@jupyterlab/codemirror": "^4.0.0",
         "@jupyterlab/completer": "^4.0.0",
         "@jupyterlab/settingregistry": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2e5f80a..c7592ae 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {
   JupyterFrontEnd,
   JupyterFrontEndPlugin
 } from '@jupyterlab/application';
-import { Dialog, showDialog } from '@jupyterlab/apputils';
 import { IEditorLanguageRegistry } from '@jupyterlab/codemirror';
 import { ICompletionProviderManager } from '@jupyterlab/completer';
 import { ISettingRegistry } from '@jupyterlab/settingregistry';
@@ -31,16 +30,6 @@ const plugin: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
         const updateKey = () => {
           const apiKey = settings.get('apiKey').composite as string;
           provider.apiKey = apiKey;
-
-          if (!apiKey) {
-            const message = 'Codeium API key is not set';
-            console.warn(message);
-            void showDialog({
-              title: message,
-              body: 'Please set the Codeium API key in the settings editor',
-              buttons: [Dialog.okButton()]
-            });
-          }
         };
 
         settings.changed.connect(() => updateKey());
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a1e880e..94592aa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@jupyterlab/apputils@npm:^4.0.0, @jupyterlab/apputils@npm:^4.3.1":
+"@jupyterlab/apputils@npm:^4.3.1":
   version: 4.3.1
   resolution: "@jupyterlab/apputils@npm:4.3.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -3974,7 +3974,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@connectrpc/connect": ^1.4.0
     "@connectrpc/connect-web": ^1.4.0
     "@jupyterlab/application": ^4.0.0
-    "@jupyterlab/apputils": ^4.0.0
     "@jupyterlab/builder": ^4.0.0
     "@jupyterlab/codemirror": ^4.0.0
     "@jupyterlab/completer": ^4.0.0