diff --git a/smoketest/compose/s3-cloudserver.yml b/smoketest/compose/s3-cloudserver.yml
index 2abeb1039..232aca1dd 100644
--- a/smoketest/compose/s3-cloudserver.yml
+++ b/smoketest/compose/s3-cloudserver.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ services:
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_TYPE: static
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_STATIC_PROVIDER_ACCESS_KEY_ID: accessKey1
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_STATIC_PROVIDER_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: verySecretKey1
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: accessKey1
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: verySecretKey1
   s3:
     image: ${CLOUDSERVER_IMAGE:-docker.io/zenko/cloudserver:latest}
     hostname: s3
diff --git a/smoketest/compose/s3-localstack.yml b/smoketest/compose/s3-localstack.yml
index 8945031b9..a30d207a5 100644
--- a/smoketest/compose/s3-localstack.yml
+++ b/smoketest/compose/s3-localstack.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ services:
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_TYPE: static
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_STATIC_PROVIDER_ACCESS_KEY_ID: unused
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_STATIC_PROVIDER_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: unused
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: unused
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: unused
   s3:
     image: ${LOCALSTACK_IMAGE:-docker.io/localstack/localstack:latest}
     hostname: s3
diff --git a/smoketest/compose/s3-minio.yml b/smoketest/compose/s3-minio.yml
index 2006e4a97..87d1ef081 100644
--- a/smoketest/compose/s3-minio.yml
+++ b/smoketest/compose/s3-minio.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ services:
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_TYPE: static
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_STATIC_PROVIDER_ACCESS_KEY_ID: minioroot
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_STATIC_PROVIDER_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: minioroot
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: minioroot
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: minioroot
   s3:
     image: ${MINIO_IMAGE:-docker.io/minio/minio:latest}
     hostname: s3
diff --git a/smoketest/compose/s3-seaweed.yml b/smoketest/compose/s3-seaweed.yml
index 03852be29..da5c10283 100644
--- a/smoketest/compose/s3-seaweed.yml
+++ b/smoketest/compose/s3-seaweed.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ services:
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_TYPE: static
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_STATIC_PROVIDER_ACCESS_KEY_ID: access_key
       QUARKUS_S3_AWS_CREDENTIALS_STATIC_PROVIDER_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: secret_key
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: access_key
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: secret_key
   s3:
     image: ${STORAGE_IMAGE:-quay.io/cryostat/cryostat-storage:latest}
     hostname: s3