diff --git a/crates/ethereum/cli/src/interface.rs b/crates/ethereum/cli/src/interface.rs
index f91fad41aa3..d647c76e0a4 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/cli/src/interface.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/cli/src/interface.rs
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ mod tests {
     fn parse_env_filter_directives() {
         let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
 
-        unsafe { std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "info,evm=debug") };
         let reth = Cli::try_parse_args_from([
             "reth",
             "init",
diff --git a/crates/net/discv5/src/lib.rs b/crates/net/discv5/src/lib.rs
index fabed02f749..2b5a1432057 100644
--- a/crates/net/discv5/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/net/discv5/src/lib.rs
@@ -698,8 +698,6 @@ mod test {
     use ::enr::{CombinedKey, EnrKey};
     use rand_08::thread_rng;
     use reth_chainspec::MAINNET;
-    use reth_tracing::init_test_tracing;
-    use std::env;
     use tracing::trace;
 
     fn discv5_noop() -> Discv5 {
@@ -937,11 +935,6 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn get_fork_id_with_different_network_stack_ids() {
-        unsafe {
-            env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "net::discv5=trace");
-        }
-        init_test_tracing();
-
         let fork_id = MAINNET.latest_fork_id();
         let sk = SecretKey::new(&mut thread_rng());