diff --git a/quetz/testing/fixtures.py b/quetz/testing/fixtures.py
index d7d27a19..fa4537fe 100644
--- a/quetz/testing/fixtures.py
+++ b/quetz/testing/fixtures.py
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@
 from quetz.db_models import Base
 
 
-def pytest_configure(config):
-    pytest.quetz_variables = {
-        var: value for var, value in os.environ.items() if var.startswith("QUETZ_")
-    }
-    for var in pytest.quetz_variables:
-        del os.environ[var]
+# def pytest_configure(config):
+#     pytest.quetz_variables = {
+#         var: value for var, value in os.environ.items() if var.startswith("QUETZ_")
+#     }
+#     for var in pytest.quetz_variables:
+#         del os.environ[var]
 
 
-def pytest_unconfigure(config):
-    for var, value in pytest.quetz_variables.items():
-        os.environ[var] = value
+# def pytest_unconfigure(config):
+#     for var, value in pytest.quetz_variables.items():
+#         os.environ[var] = value
 
 
 @pytest.fixture