diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/core/80-function.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
index 305dc2560..8347433a5 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
@@ -158,13 +158,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             },
             env: {
                 get: function(envVar) {
-                    if (node && node._flow) {
-                        var flow = node._flow;
-                        if (flow) {
-                            return flow.getSetting(envVar);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return process.env[envVar];
+                    var flow = node._flow;
+                    return flow.getSetting(envVar);
                 }
             },
             setTimeout: function () {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
index 520015af5..a0825f7b1 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ function Node(n) {
     if (n._alias) {
         this._alias = n._alias;
     }
-    if (n.env) {
-        this.env = n.env;
-    }
     if (n._flow) {
         // Make this a non-enumerable property as it may cause
         // circular references. Any existing code that tries to JSON serialise