diff --git a/conf/broker.yaml.template b/conf/broker.yaml.template
index 5f5067c321a..0c039df13bb 100644
--- a/conf/broker.yaml.template
+++ b/conf/broker.yaml.template
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 BROKER:
-    # The path where your broker settings and inventory are located
-    # If you leave it blank, the default is the output of `broker --version`
-    BROKER_DIRECTORY:
+    # Broker has its own config which you can find by running `broker --version`
     HOST_WORKFLOWS:
         POWER_CONTROL: vm-power-operation
         EXTEND: extend-vm
diff --git a/robottelo/config/__init__.py b/robottelo/config/__init__.py
index e078d2fcc63..2d66d00054b 100644
--- a/robottelo/config/__init__.py
+++ b/robottelo/config/__init__.py
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@ def get_settings():
 
 
 settings = get_settings()
-
-
-if not os.getenv('BROKER_DIRECTORY'):
-    # set the BROKER_DIRECTORY envar so broker knows where to operate from
-    if _broker_dir := settings.robottelo.get('BROKER_DIRECTORY'):
-        logger.debug(f'Setting BROKER_DIRECTORY to {_broker_dir}')
-        os.environ['BROKER_DIRECTORY'] = _broker_dir
-
-
 robottelo_tmp_dir = Path(settings.robottelo.tmp_dir)
 robottelo_tmp_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)