diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/vector_store.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/vector_store.py
index 8330d7611..1bc2d73e0 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/vector_store.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/vector_store.py
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ def initialize_pinecone(class_object: Type[Pinecone], params: dict):
 
     import pinecone  # type: ignore
 
-    pinecone_api_key = params.get("pinecone_api_key")
-    pinecone_env = params.get("pinecone_env")
+    pinecone_api_key = params.pop("pinecone_api_key")
+    pinecone_env = params.pop("pinecone_env")
 
     if pinecone_api_key is None or pinecone_env is None:
         if os.getenv("PINECONE_API_KEY") is not None: