diff --git a/src/frontend/src/modals/shareModal/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/modals/shareModal/index.tsx
index f5450b69a7f..f616ab85ed1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/modals/shareModal/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/modals/shareModal/index.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   downloadNode,
   removeApiKeys,
   removeFileNameFromComponents,
-  removeGlobalVariableFromComponents,
 } from "../../utils/reactflowUtils";
 import BaseModal from "../baseModal";
 import ConfirmationModal from "../confirmationModal";
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ export default function ShareModal({
   const handleShareComponent = async (update = false) => {
     //remove file names from flows before sharing
     removeFileNameFromComponents(component);
-    removeGlobalVariableFromComponents(component);
     const flow: FlowType = removeApiKeys({
       id: component!.id,
       data: component!.data,