diff --git a/src/python/pants/pantsd/pants_daemon.py b/src/python/pants/pantsd/pants_daemon.py
index eb9481da8c8..d1c85bfb2c8 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/pantsd/pants_daemon.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/pantsd/pants_daemon.py
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ def run_sync(self):
         with (
             initialize_stdio(global_bootstrap_options),
             argv_as(tuple()),
-            hermetic_environment_as(*_PRESERVED_ENV_VARS),
         ):
             # Install signal and panic handling.
             ExceptionSink.install(