diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
index 19f4aba22f..965066d2e4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use miette::{ErrReport, IntoDiagnostic, Result};
 use nu_cmd_base::util::get_editor;
 use nu_color_config::StyleComputer;
 #[allow(deprecated)]
-use nu_engine::{convert_env_values, current_dir_str, env_to_strings};
+use nu_engine::{current_dir_str, env_to_strings};
 use nu_parser::{lex, parse, trim_quotes_str};
 use nu_protocol::{
     config::NuCursorShape,
@@ -81,13 +81,6 @@ pub fn evaluate_repl(
         stack.clone(),
     );
 
-    let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
-    // Translate environment variables from Strings to Values
-    if let Err(e) = convert_env_values(engine_state, &unique_stack) {
-        report_shell_error(engine_state, &e);
-    }
-    perf!("translate env vars", start_time, use_color);
-
     // seed env vars
     unique_stack.add_env_var(
         "CMD_DURATION_MS".into(),
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/env.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/env.rs
index 54f800958f..0d3fde7de6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/env.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/env.rs
@@ -89,22 +89,7 @@ pub fn convert_env_values(engine_state: &mut EngineState, stack: &Stack) -> Resu
         }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(windows))]
-    {
-        error = error.or_else(|| ensure_path(&mut new_scope, "PATH"));
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        let first_result = ensure_path(&mut new_scope, "Path");
-        if first_result.is_some() {
-            let second_result = ensure_path(&mut new_scope, "PATH");
-
-            if second_result.is_some() {
-                error = error.or(first_result);
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    error = error.or_else(|| ensure_path(&mut new_scope, "PATH"));
 
     if let Ok(last_overlay_name) = &stack.last_overlay_name() {
         if let Some(env_vars) = Arc::make_mut(&mut engine_state.env_vars).get_mut(last_overlay_name)
diff --git a/src/config_files.rs b/src/config_files.rs
index 6a612ea4a7..56769cf330 100644
--- a/src/config_files.rs
+++ b/src/config_files.rs
@@ -51,18 +51,6 @@ pub(crate) fn read_config_file(
             use_color
         );
     } else {
-        let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
-        let config = engine_state.get_config();
-        let use_color = config.use_ansi_coloring.get(engine_state);
-        if let Err(e) = convert_env_values(engine_state, stack) {
-            report_shell_error(engine_state, &e);
-        }
-        perf!(
-            "translate env vars before default_config.nu",
-            start_time,
-            use_color
-        );
-
         eval_default_config(engine_state, stack, get_default_config(), is_env_config);
     };