diff --git a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
index eb5b5490c..155b53e84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
     - run: ls -R test
     - name: Run node tests
       run: |
-        export OSRM_DATA_PATH=./test/data
         npm run nodejs-tests
         npm test