diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/edenai/audio_speech_to_text.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/edenai/audio_speech_to_text.py
index dc772ece593..342f33d2b2a 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/edenai/audio_speech_to_text.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/edenai/audio_speech_to_text.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class EdenAiSpeechToTextTool(EdenaiTool):
     You can find your token here: https://app.edenai.run/admin/account/settings
     """
 
-    edenai_api_key: Optional[str] = None
-
     name: str = "edenai_speech_to_text"
     description = (
         "A wrapper around edenai Services speech to text "
diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/edenai/edenai_base_tool.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/edenai/edenai_base_tool.py
index 7e8a35ede9c..2f83ef37bc4 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/edenai/edenai_base_tool.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/edenai/edenai_base_tool.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import requests
 from langchain_core.callbacks import CallbackManagerForToolRun
-from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import root_validator
+from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import Field, SecretStr
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
-from langchain_core.utils import get_from_dict_or_env
+from langchain_core.utils import secret_from_env
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -23,20 +23,14 @@ class EdenaiTool(BaseTool):
 
     feature: str
     subfeature: str
-    edenai_api_key: Optional[str] = None
+    edenai_api_key: SecretStr = Field(
+        default_factory=secret_from_env("EDENAI_API_KEY", default=None)
+    )
     is_async: bool = False
 
     providers: List[str]
     """provider to use for the API call."""
 
-    @root_validator(allow_reuse=True)
-    def validate_environment(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict:
-        """Validate that api key exists in environment."""
-        values["edenai_api_key"] = get_from_dict_or_env(
-            values, "edenai_api_key", "EDENAI_API_KEY"
-        )
-        return values
-
     @staticmethod
     def get_user_agent() -> str:
         from langchain_community import __version__
@@ -54,11 +48,8 @@ class EdenaiTool(BaseTool):
             requests.Response: The response from the EdenAI API call.
 
         """
-
-        # faire l'API call
-
         headers = {
-            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.edenai_api_key}",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.edenai_api_key.get_secret_value()}",
             "User-Agent": self.get_user_agent(),
         }
 
diff --git a/libs/community/scripts/check_pydantic.sh b/libs/community/scripts/check_pydantic.sh
index 4a5cfaf89ee..1b091d0f4eb 100755
--- a/libs/community/scripts/check_pydantic.sh
+++ b/libs/community/scripts/check_pydantic.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ count=$(git grep -E '(@root_validator)|(@validator)|(@pre_init)' -- "*.py" | wc
 # PRs that increase the current count will not be accepted.
 # PRs that decrease update the code in the repository
 # and allow decreasing the count of are welcome!
-current_count=337
+current_count=336
 
 if [ "$count" -gt "$current_count" ]; then
   echo "The PR seems to be introducing new usage of @root_validator and/or @field_validator."
diff --git a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/tools/eden_ai/test_tools.py b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/tools/eden_ai/test_tools.py
index f3976ae8c0f..f32aec69552 100644
--- a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/tools/eden_ai/test_tools.py
+++ b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/tools/eden_ai/test_tools.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import pytest
 from langchain_community.tools.edenai import EdenAiTextModerationTool
 
 tool = EdenAiTextModerationTool(  # type: ignore[call-arg]
-    providers=["openai"], language="en", edenai_api_key="fake_key"
+    providers=["openai"],
+    language="en",
+    edenai_api_key="fake_key",  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 )
 
 
diff --git a/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/utils/test_utils.py b/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/utils/test_utils.py
index 88d3b056ea2..7905bfb62dc 100644
--- a/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/utils/test_utils.py
+++ b/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/utils/test_utils.py
@@ -328,14 +328,17 @@ def test_secret_from_env_with_custom_error_message(
 def test_using_secret_from_env_as_default_factory(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
 ) -> None:
-    # Set the environment variable
-    monkeypatch.setenv("TEST_KEY", "secret_value")
-    # Get the function
     from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel, Field
 
     class Foo(BaseModel):
         secret: SecretStr = Field(default_factory=secret_from_env("TEST_KEY"))
 
+    # Pass the secret as a parameter
+    foo = Foo(secret="super_secret")  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    assert foo.secret.get_secret_value() == "super_secret"
+
+    # Set the environment variable
+    monkeypatch.setenv("TEST_KEY", "secret_value")
     assert Foo().secret.get_secret_value() == "secret_value"
 
     class Bar(BaseModel):