diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 5087a0d1..00000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# NOTE: this file should only contain generic environment variables as it is
-# currently part of the git history.
-
-KNUU_TIMEOUT=60m    # The timeout for the tests
-KNUU_BUILDER=docker # The builder to use for building images. docker or kubernetes
-LOG_LEVEL=info      # The debug level. debug, info, warn, error
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f3360c6..284ff302 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ vet:
 
 ## test: Run the testsuite
 test: vet 
-	KNUU_TIMEOUT=120m go test -v $(pkgs) -run $(run) -count=$(count) -timeout $(timeout)
+	go test -v $(pkgs) -run $(run) -count=$(count) -timeout $(timeout)
 .PHONY: test