diff --git a/evals/backends/codex.yaml b/evals/backends/codex.yaml
index ae09f046..b2d4323a 100644
--- a/evals/backends/codex.yaml
+++ b/evals/backends/codex.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ args:
   - "--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox"
 required_env:
   - OPENAI_API_KEY
-  - SUPERPOWERS_ROOT
 hooks:
   pre_run:
     - symlink_superpowers
diff --git a/evals/backends/gemini.yaml b/evals/backends/gemini.yaml
index eac0bd41..252c5efe 100644
--- a/evals/backends/gemini.yaml
+++ b/evals/backends/gemini.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ args:
   - "--yolo"
   - "-m"
   - "gemini-2.5-flash"
-required_env:
-  - SUPERPOWERS_ROOT
+required_env: []
 hooks:
   pre_run:
     - link_gemini_extension