diff --git a/env_setup.bat b/env_setup.bat
index f7ee37690..f60008e9e 100644
--- a/env_setup.bat
+++ b/env_setup.bat
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 set JULIAUP_DEPOT_PATH=%~dp0
-set QUARTO_PYTHON=python
diff --git a/env_setup.sh b/env_setup.sh
index 74a3d0b94..15e083050 100644
--- a/env_setup.sh
+++ b/env_setup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 JULIAUP_DEPOT_PATH=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 export JULIAUP_DEPOT_PATH
-QUARTO_PYTHON=python
-export QUARTO_PYTHON