diff --git a/build/atoods/startup.sh b/build/atoods/startup.sh
index 555c293f..2373335e 100644
--- a/build/atoods/startup.sh
+++ b/build/atoods/startup.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 source ${HOME}/.setup_sal_env.sh
 
-unset S3_ENDPOINT_URL
-
 setup lsst_distrib
 setup -t current ctrl_oods
 
diff --git a/build/ccoods/startup.sh b/build/ccoods/startup.sh
index 655f12c5..975949e6 100644
--- a/build/ccoods/startup.sh
+++ b/build/ccoods/startup.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 source ${HOME}/.setup_sal_env.sh
 
-unset S3_ENDPOINT_URL
-
 setup lsst_distrib
 setup -t current ctrl_oods
 
diff --git a/build/mtoods/startup.sh b/build/mtoods/startup.sh
index 9ad5cd8c..5be7c192 100644
--- a/build/mtoods/startup.sh
+++ b/build/mtoods/startup.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 source ${HOME}/.setup_sal_env.sh
 
-unset S3_ENDPOINT_URL
-
 setup lsst_distrib
 setup -t current ctrl_oods
 
diff --git a/build/oods/startup.sh b/build/oods/startup.sh
index 4ccf2bee..418801d7 100644
--- a/build/oods/startup.sh
+++ b/build/oods/startup.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 source ${HOME}/.setup_sal_env.sh
 
 LSST_USER_HOME=/home/saluser
-unset S3_ENDPOINT_URL
 
 setup lsst_distrib
 setup obs_lsst