diff --git a/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py b/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
index 220ec3ba86..0bc3f0dcfe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/openpype/conftest.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import os
 
 
 if not os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):  # running tests from cmd or CI
-    os.environ["AVALON_MONGO"] = "mongodb://localhost:27017"
     os.environ["OPENPYPE_MONGO"] = "mongodb://localhost:27017"
     os.environ["AVALON_DB"] = "avalon"
     os.environ["OPENPYPE_DATABASE_NAME"] = "avalon"