diff --git a/test-env.in b/test-env.in
index 2633beb..694f93d 100644
--- a/test-env.in
+++ b/test-env.in
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH="${abs_top_builddir}/tests${GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH:+:
 GUILE_LOAD_PATH="$abs_top_builddir/tests:$abs_top_srcdir${GUILE_LOAD_PATH:+:}$abs_top_builddir:$abs_top_srcdir${GUILE_LOAD_PATH:+:}:$GUILE_LOAD_PATH"
 export GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH GUILE_LOAD_PATH
 
-export GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0
-
 PATH="$abs_top_builddir:$PATH"
 export PATH