diff --git a/libc/calls/getprogramexecutablename.greg.c b/libc/calls/getprogramexecutablename.greg.c
index ad85890c9..ddb01b752 100644
--- a/libc/calls/getprogramexecutablename.greg.c
+++ b/libc/calls/getprogramexecutablename.greg.c
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ static inline void InitProgramExecutableNameImpl(void) {
 
   // try argv[0], then argv[0].com, then $_, then $_.com.
   if (TryPath(__argv[0], 1) ||
-      /* TODO(mrdomino): remove after next loader mint */
-      TryPath(__getenv(__envp, "COSMOPOLITAN_PROGRAM_EXECUTABLE").s, 0) ||
       TryPath(__getenv(__envp, "_").s, 1)) {
     goto UseBuf;
   }
diff --git a/test/libc/calls/getprogramexecutablename_test.c b/test/libc/calls/getprogramexecutablename_test.c
index 73bc8d525..9a1b4ff59 100644
--- a/test/libc/calls/getprogramexecutablename_test.c
+++ b/test/libc/calls/getprogramexecutablename_test.c
@@ -103,27 +103,6 @@ TEST(GetProramExecutableName, weirdArgv0NullEnv) {
   EXITS(0);
 }
 
-TEST(GetProgramExecutableName, weirdArgv0CosmoVar) {
-  if (skiptests) return;
-  char buf[32 + PATH_MAX];
-  stpcpy(stpcpy(buf, "COSMOPOLITAN_PROGRAM_EXECUTABLE="), self);
-  SPAWN(fork);
-  execve(self, (char *[]){"hello", "Child", self, "hello", 0},
-         (char *[]){buf, 0});
-  abort();
-  EXITS(0);
-}
-
-TEST(GetProgramExecutableName, weirdArgv0WrongCosmoVar) {
-  if (skiptests) return;
-  char *bad = "COSMOPOLITAN_PROGRAM_EXECUTABLE=hi";
-  SPAWN(fork);
-  execve(self, (char *[]){"hello", "Child", self, "hello", 0},
-         (char *[]){bad, 0});
-  abort();
-  EXITS(0);
-}
-
 TEST(GetProgramExecutableName, movedSelf) {
   if (skiptests) return;
   char buf[BUFSIZ];