diff --git a/runit/chat-sharelatex/run b/runit/chat-sharelatex/run
index cc5f75057f..c000f7d80d 100755
--- a/runit/chat-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/chat-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/runit/clsi-sharelatex/run b/runit/clsi-sharelatex/run
index c1469b6cfe..e8e7bbaf4c 100755
--- a/runit/clsi-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/clsi-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/runit/contacts-sharelatex/run b/runit/contacts-sharelatex/run
index 4c01aa0985..8de491ac6a 100755
--- a/runit/contacts-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/contacts-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/runit/docstore-sharelatex/run b/runit/docstore-sharelatex/run
index 2a171f0968..f6b3285358 100755
--- a/runit/docstore-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/docstore-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/runit/document-updater-sharelatex/run b/runit/document-updater-sharelatex/run
index 51472b3d48..7d688a17de 100755
--- a/runit/document-updater-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/document-updater-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/runit/filestore-sharelatex/run b/runit/filestore-sharelatex/run
index 4237a38793..8baccbfe0b 100755
--- a/runit/filestore-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/filestore-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 exec /sbin/setuser www-data /usr/bin/node /var/www/sharelatex/filestore/app.js >> /var/log/sharelatex/filestore.log 2>&1
diff --git a/runit/notifications-sharelatex/run b/runit/notifications-sharelatex/run
index 89f8ad54f9..721b1cf1e9 100755
--- a/runit/notifications-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/notifications-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/runit/real-time-sharelatex/run b/runit/real-time-sharelatex/run
index ad005b624c..392c4525ef 100755
--- a/runit/real-time-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/real-time-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 exec /sbin/setuser www-data /usr/bin/node /var/www/sharelatex/real-time/app.js >> /var/log/sharelatex/real-time.log 2>&1
diff --git a/runit/spelling-sharelatex/run b/runit/spelling-sharelatex/run
index a9a73f8ae0..af7941a4b4 100755
--- a/runit/spelling-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/spelling-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/runit/track-changes-sharelatex/run b/runit/track-changes-sharelatex/run
index 45b3b77ebc..a137098588 100755
--- a/runit/track-changes-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/track-changes-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/runit/web-sharelatex/run b/runit/web-sharelatex/run
index c1371de0f4..15fba8f806 100755
--- a/runit/web-sharelatex/run
+++ b/runit/web-sharelatex/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export SHARELATEX_CONFIG=/etc/sharelatex/settings.coffee
 
 NODE_PARAMS=""
 if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then