diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/EnvironmentVariable/All.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/EnvironmentVariable/All.php
index 57952ddb3..699dca187 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/EnvironmentVariable/All.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/EnvironmentVariable/All.php
@@ -236,15 +236,6 @@ class All extends Component
             return 0;
         }
 
-        // Check for system variables that shouldn't be deleted
-        foreach ($variablesToDelete as $envVar) {
-            if ($this->isProtectedEnvironmentVariable($envVar->key)) {
-                $this->dispatch('error', "Cannot delete system environment variable '{$envVar->key}'.");
-
-                return 0;
-            }
-        }
-
         // Check if any of these variables are used in Docker Compose
         if ($this->resource->type() === 'service' || $this->resource->build_pack === 'dockercompose') {
             foreach ($variablesToDelete as $envVar) {
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/EnvironmentVariable/Show.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/EnvironmentVariable/Show.php
index d58151abf..535ac6c67 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/EnvironmentVariable/Show.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/EnvironmentVariable/Show.php
@@ -178,13 +178,6 @@ class Show extends Component
     public function delete()
     {
         try {
-            // Check if the variable is protected
-            if ($this->isProtectedEnvironmentVariable($this->env->key)) {
-                $this->dispatch('error', "Cannot delete system environment variable '{$this->env->key}'.");
-
-                return;
-            }
-
             // Check if the variable is used in Docker Compose
             if ($this->type === 'service' || $this->type === 'application' && $this->env->resource()?->docker_compose) {
                 [$isUsed, $reason] = $this->isEnvironmentVariableUsedInDockerCompose($this->env->key, $this->env->resource()?->docker_compose);