diff --git a/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py b/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
index e5355a3120..220ec3ba86 100644
--- a/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
@@ -33,6 +33,5 @@ if not os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):  # running tests from cmd or CI
     os.environ["OPENPYPE_DATABASE_NAME"] = "avalon"
     os.environ["AVALON_TIMEOUT"] = '3000'
     os.environ["OPENPYPE_DEBUG"] = "3"
-    os.environ["AVALON_CONFIG"] = "pype"
     os.environ["AVALON_ASSET"] = "test_asset"
     os.environ["AVALON_PROJECT"] = "test_project"