diff --git a/benchmarks/defined_types/puppet.conf.erb b/benchmarks/defined_types/puppet.conf.erb
index ed8787dbd..e0c5d8588 100644
--- a/benchmarks/defined_types/puppet.conf.erb
+++ b/benchmarks/defined_types/puppet.conf.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 confdir = <%= location %>
 vardir = <%= location %>
 environmentpath = <%= File.join(location, 'environments') %>
-environment = 'benchmarking'
diff --git a/benchmarks/many_modules/puppet.conf.erb b/benchmarks/many_modules/puppet.conf.erb
index ed8787dbd..e0c5d8588 100644
--- a/benchmarks/many_modules/puppet.conf.erb
+++ b/benchmarks/many_modules/puppet.conf.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 confdir = <%= location %>
 vardir = <%= location %>
 environmentpath = <%= File.join(location, 'environments') %>
-environment = 'benchmarking'