@@ -236,8 +236,5 @@ def self.inspect
     # valid user and group name
     user_valid_regex [ /^([-a-zA-Z0-9_.]+)$/, /^\d+$/ ]
     group_valid_regex [ /^([-a-zA-Z0-9_.]+)$/, /^\d+$/ ]
-
-    # Environments
-    environment "default"
   end
 end
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ def configure_chef
       Chef::Config[:node_name] = config[:node_name] if config[:node_name]
       Chef::Config[:client_key] = config[:client_key] if config[:client_key]
       Chef::Config[:chef_server_url] = config[:chef_server_url] if config[:chef_server_url]
-      Chef::Config[:environment] = config[:environment] if config[:environment]
       Mixlib::Log::Formatter.show_time = false
       Chef::Log.init(Chef::Config[:log_location])
       Chef::Log.level(Chef::Config[:log_level])