diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/met/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/met/package.py
index 83dd1850786359..c1646e3dcbab51 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/met/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/met/package.py
@@ -183,6 +183,3 @@ def configure_args(self):
         if self.spec.satisfies("%apple-clang@14:"):
             args.append("CXXFLAGS=-std=gnu++17")
         return args
-
-    def setup_run_environment(self, env):
-        env.set("MET_BASE", self.prefix)