diff --git a/backend/test_observer/controllers/artefacts/artefacts.py b/backend/test_observer/controllers/artefacts/artefacts.py
index f44b9368..fbefd221 100644
--- a/backend/test_observer/controllers/artefacts/artefacts.py
+++ b/backend/test_observer/controllers/artefacts/artefacts.py
@@ -166,10 +166,6 @@ def rerun_artefact_test_executions(
             test_executions = (
                 te for te in test_executions if set(te.review_decision) == decision
             )
-        if environment := request.test_execution_environment_contains:
-            test_executions = (
-                te for te in test_executions if environment in te.environment.name
-            )
 
     for te in test_executions:
         get_or_create(db, TestExecutionRerunRequest, {"test_execution_id": te.id})
diff --git a/backend/test_observer/controllers/artefacts/models.py b/backend/test_observer/controllers/artefacts/models.py
index 2e35de3e..78469a27 100644
--- a/backend/test_observer/controllers/artefacts/models.py
+++ b/backend/test_observer/controllers/artefacts/models.py
@@ -98,4 +98,3 @@ class ArtefactPatch(BaseModel):
 class RerunArtefactTestExecutionsRequest(BaseModel):
     test_execution_status: TestExecutionStatus | None = None
     test_execution_review_decision: set[TestExecutionReviewDecision] | None = None
-    test_execution_environment_contains: str | None = None
diff --git a/backend/tests/controllers/artefacts/test_artefacts.py b/backend/tests/controllers/artefacts/test_artefacts.py
index 1cae928f..aaf50fb4 100644
--- a/backend/tests/controllers/artefacts/test_artefacts.py
+++ b/backend/tests/controllers/artefacts/test_artefacts.py
@@ -435,23 +435,3 @@ def test_rerun_filters_ignore_review_decisions_order(
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert test_execution.rerun_request
-
-
-def test_rerun_filters_by_environment_name(
-    test_client: TestClient, generator: DataGenerator
-):
-    a = generator.gen_artefact("candidate")
-    ab = generator.gen_artefact_build(a)
-    e1 = generator.gen_environment(name="laptop")
-    e2 = generator.gen_environment(name="server")
-    te1 = generator.gen_test_execution(ab, e1)
-    te2 = generator.gen_test_execution(ab, e2)
-
-    response = test_client.post(
-        f"/v1/artefacts/{a.id}/reruns",
-        json={"test_execution_environment_contains": "serv"},
-    )
-
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert te1.rerun_request is None
-    assert te2.rerun_request