diff --git a/docker/tools/run_services_tests.sh b/docker/tools/run_services_tests.sh
index a483fbab..7eaafab4 100755
--- a/docker/tools/run_services_tests.sh
+++ b/docker/tools/run_services_tests.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ yell copy sgx keys
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 [ -z "$(ls -A ${XFER_DIR}/services/keys/sgx/)" ] ||\
     cp ${XFER_DIR}/services/keys/sgx/* ${PDO_SGX_KEY_ROOT}
-# refresh the environment variables (necessary for SGX-related ones)
-source /project/pdo/tools/environment.sh
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 yell configure services for host $PDO_HOSTNAME and ledger $PDO_LEDGER_URL
diff --git a/docker/tools/start_services.sh b/docker/tools/start_services.sh
index 01957ee9..0626aa13 100755
--- a/docker/tools/start_services.sh
+++ b/docker/tools/start_services.sh
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ yell copy sgx keys
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 [ -z "$(ls -A ${XFER_DIR}/services/keys/sgx/)" ] ||\
     cp ${XFER_DIR}/services/keys/sgx/* ${PDO_SGX_KEY_ROOT}
-# refresh the environment variables (necessary for SGX-related ones)
-source /project/pdo/tools/environment.sh
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 yell Register with ledger: ${F_REGISTER}