diff --git a/cmd/Ollie/main.go b/cmd/Ollie/main.go
index 9fc9eed..eff7536 100644
--- a/cmd/Ollie/main.go
+++ b/cmd/Ollie/main.go
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ import (
 var ollie string
 
 func init() {
-	ollie = os.Getenv("OLLIE")
-	if ollie == "" {
-		ollie = filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), "mnt", "ollie")
-	}
+	ollie = filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), "mnt", "ollie")
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/env/env.go b/env/env.go
index c2f3081..903631b 100644
--- a/env/env.go
+++ b/env/env.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 // managed is the ordered list of env vars that ollie exposes to frontends.
 var managed = []string{
-	"OLLIE",
 	"OLLIE_CFG_PATH",
 	"OLLIE_TOOLS_PATH",
 	"OLLIE_AGENTS_PATH",
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ func EnsureDefaults() {
 		xdgRuntime = fmt.Sprintf("/run/user/%d", os.Getuid())
 	}
 	defaults := map[string]string{
-		"OLLIE":                 filepath.Join(home, "mnt", "ollie"),
 		"OLLIE_CFG_PATH":        filepath.Join(home, ".config", "ollie"),
 		"OLLIE_TOOLS_PATH":      filepath.Join(home, ".config", "ollie", "tools"),
 		"OLLIE_AGENTS_PATH":     filepath.Join(home, ".config", "ollie", "agents"),
diff --git a/env/env_test.go b/env/env_test.go
index 75a1fda..8ef0c8e 100644
--- a/env/env_test.go
+++ b/env/env_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func TestEnsureDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		os.Unsetenv(k)
 	}
 	EnsureDefaults()
-	for _, k := range []string{"OLLIE", "OLLIE_TOOLS_PATH", "OLLIE_AGENTS_PATH", "OLLIE_SKILLS_PATH", "OLLIE_PROMPTS_PATH", "OLLIE_MEMORY_PATH", "OLLIE_TMP_PATH", "OLLIE_TRANSCRIPT_PATH"} {
+	for _, k := range []string{"OLLIE_TOOLS_PATH", "OLLIE_AGENTS_PATH", "OLLIE_SKILLS_PATH", "OLLIE_PROMPTS_PATH", "OLLIE_MEMORY_PATH", "OLLIE_TMP_PATH", "OLLIE_TRANSCRIPT_PATH"} {
 		if v := os.Getenv(k); v == "" {
 			t.Errorf("%s not set after EnsureDefaults", k)
 		}
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ func TestEnsureDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEnsureDefaultsNoOverwrite(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("OLLIE", "/custom")
+	t.Setenv("OLLIE_CFG_PATH", "/custom")
 	EnsureDefaults()
-	if v := os.Getenv("OLLIE"); v != "/custom" {
-		t.Errorf("OLLIE = %q, want /custom (should not overwrite)", v)
+	if v := os.Getenv("OLLIE_CFG_PATH"); v != "/custom" {
+		t.Errorf("OLLIE_CFG_PATH = %q, want /custom (should not overwrite)", v)
 	}
 }