diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index b9fa22d..acd6693 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ kind: pipeline
 type: kubernetes
 name: deploy-backend
 
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-# ETAPA 1 - BUILD E PUSH PARA O HARBOR (PLUGIN DOCKER)
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
 steps:
   - name: build-and-push-backend
     image: plugins/docker:latest
@@ -17,11 +14,7 @@ steps:
 
     settings:
       registry: in.gohorsejobs.com
-
-      # FORMATO EXATO DO SEU HARBOR:
-      # <projeto>/<repositorio>
       repo: gohorsejobs/gohorsejobs-backend
-
       tags:
         - latest
 
@@ -31,13 +24,8 @@ steps:
       insecure: true
       insecure_skip_verify: true
       debug: true
+      mtu: 0
 
-      # <<< CORREÇÃO DO TRAVAMENTO NO PUSH >>>
-      mtu: 1400
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-# ETAPA 2 – DEPLOY BACKEND NO K3S
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
   - name: deploy-backend
     image: bitnami/kubectl:latest
 
@@ -51,27 +39,7 @@ steps:
       KUBERNETES_CLIENT_KEY:
         from_secret: K3S_CLIENT_KEY
 
-      DB_HOST: { from_secret: DB_HOST }
-      DB_PORT: { from_secret: DB_PORT }
-      DB_USER: { from_secret: DB_USER }
-      DB_PASSWORD: { from_secret: DB_PASSWORD }
-      DB_NAME: { from_secret: DB_NAME }
-      DB_SSLMODE: { from_secret: DB_SSLMODE }
-
-      AWS_REGION: { from_secret: AWS_REGION }
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: { from_secret: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: { from_secret: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }
-      AWS_ENDPOINT: { from_secret: AWS_ENDPOINT }
-      S3_BUCKET: { from_secret: S3_BUCKET }
-
-      JWT_SECRET: { from_secret: JWT_SECRET }
-      ENV: { from_secret: ENV }
-      CORS_ORIGINS: { from_secret: CORS_ORIGINS }
-      MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE: { from_secret: MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE }
-      UPLOAD_DIR: { from_secret: UPLOAD_DIR }
-
     commands:
-      - echo "Creating kubeconfig…"
       - mkdir -p ~/.kube
 
       - |
@@ -97,6 +65,6 @@ steps:
         current-context: drone-context
         EOF
 
-      - echo "Applying manifests..."
+      - echo "Deploying backend..."
       - kubectl apply -f k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
       - kubectl apply -f k8s/backend-service.yaml
diff --git a/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml b/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
index f0ccd6b..b704a7c 100644
--- a/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: gohorse-backend
+
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app: gohorse-backend
+
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: backend
@@ -25,111 +27,5 @@ spec:
             - name: NODE_ENV
               value: "production"
 
-            # -------------------------
-            # VARIÁVEIS DO BACKEND
-            # -------------------------
-            - name: DB_HOST
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: DB_HOST
-            - name: DB_PORT
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: DB_PORT
-            - name: DB_USER
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: DB_USER
-            - name: DB_PASSWORD
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: DB_PASSWORD
-            - name: DB_NAME
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: DB_NAME
-            - name: DB_SSLMODE
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: DB_SSLMODE
-
-            - name: JWT_SECRET
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: JWT_SECRET
-
-            - name: AWS_REGION
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: AWS_REGION
-            - name: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
-            - name: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
-            - name: AWS_ENDPOINT
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: AWS_ENDPOINT
-            - name: S3_BUCKET
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: S3_BUCKET
-
-            - name: CORS_ORIGINS
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: CORS_ORIGINS
-            - name: MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE
-            - name: UPLOAD_DIR
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: backend-env
-                  key: UPLOAD_DIR
-
-          # HEALTHCHECKS
-          readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /health
-              port: 3000
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
-            periodSeconds: 10
-
-          livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /health
-              port: 3000
-            initialDelaySeconds: 15
-            periodSeconds: 20
-
-          # RESOURCES
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              cpu: "200m"
-              memory: "256Mi"
-            limits:
-              cpu: "1"
-              memory: "512Mi"
-
       imagePullSecrets:
         - name: harbor-registry