diff --git a/sycl/test/aot/accelerator.cpp b/sycl/test/aot/accelerator.cpp
index 8fef155e30207..2c3fdebcbe884 100644
--- a/sycl/test/aot/accelerator.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/aot/accelerator.cpp
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@
 // REQUIRES: aoc, accelerator
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_fpga-unknown-unknown-sycldevice %S/Inputs/aot.cpp -o %t.out
-// RUN: env SYCL_DEVICE_TYPE=HOST %t.out
 // RUN: %ACC_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
diff --git a/sycl/test/aot/cpu.cpp b/sycl/test/aot/cpu.cpp
index af6737b5f47fa..42ded976ff5e0 100644
--- a/sycl/test/aot/cpu.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/aot/cpu.cpp
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@
 // REQUIRES: opencl-aot, cpu
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64-unknown-unknown-sycldevice %S/Inputs/aot.cpp -o %t.out
-// RUN: env SYCL_DEVICE_TYPE=HOST %t.out
 // RUN: %CPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
diff --git a/sycl/test/aot/gpu.cpp b/sycl/test/aot/gpu.cpp
index cadc85e644793..482a14eade151 100644
--- a/sycl/test/aot/gpu.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/aot/gpu.cpp
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@
 // CUDA is not compatible with SPIR.
 
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=spir64_gen-unknown-unknown-sycldevice -Xsycl-target-backend=spir64_gen-unknown-unknown-sycldevice "-device skl" %S/Inputs/aot.cpp -o %t.out
-// RUN: env SYCL_DEVICE_TYPE=HOST %t.out
 // RUN: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out