diff --git a/bin/load_experiment_web_cli.sh b/bin/load_experiment_web_cli.sh
index 97e00e5..eb629df 100755
--- a/bin/load_experiment_web_cli.sh
+++ b/bin/load_experiment_web_cli.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ source $scriptDir/common_routines.sh
 
 echo "CONDA_PREFIX: $CONDA_PREFIX"
 
-require_env_var "SOLR_HOST"
-require_env_var "ZK_HOST"
-require_env_var "ZK_PORT"
 require_env_var "BIOENTITIES"
 require_env_var "EXPERIMENT_FILES"
 require_env_var "EXPERIMENT_DESIGN_FILES"
@@ -29,15 +26,6 @@ require_env_var "jdbc_password"
 # Either ACCESSIONS or PRIVATE_ACCESSIONS need to be provided
 #require_env_var "ACCESSIONS"
 
-SOLR_PORT=$(get_port_from_hostport $SOLR_HOST)
-SOLR_HOST=$(get_host_from_hostport $SOLR_HOST)
-
-require_env_var "SOLR_PORT"
-
-java_opts="-Dsolr.host=$SOLR_HOST"
-java_opts="$java_opts -Dsolr.port=$SOLR_PORT"
-java_opts="$java_opts -Dzk.host=$ZK_HOST"
-java_opts="$java_opts -Dzk.port=$ZK_PORT"
 java_opts="$java_opts -Ddata.files.location=$BIOENTITIES"
 java_opts="$java_opts -Dexperiment.files.location=$EXPERIMENT_FILES"
 java_opts="$java_opts -Dexperiment.design.location=$EXPERIMENT_DESIGN_FILES"
diff --git a/bin/update_experiment_web_cli.sh b/bin/update_experiment_web_cli.sh
index 20320f1..293dac7 100755
--- a/bin/update_experiment_web_cli.sh
+++ b/bin/update_experiment_web_cli.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ source $scriptDir/common_routines.sh
 
 echo "CONDA_PREFIX: $CONDA_PREFIX"
 
-require_env_var "SOLR_HOST"
-require_env_var "ZK_HOST"
-require_env_var "ZK_PORT"
 require_env_var "BIOENTITIES"
 require_env_var "EXPERIMENT_FILES"
 require_env_var "EXPERIMENT_DESIGN_FILES"
@@ -27,15 +24,6 @@ require_env_var "jdbc_username"
 require_env_var "jdbc_password"
 require_env_var "ACCESSIONS"
 
-SOLR_PORT=$(get_port_from_hostport $SOLR_HOST)
-SOLR_HOST=$(get_host_from_hostport $SOLR_HOST)
-
-require_env_var "SOLR_PORT"
-
-java_opts="-Dsolr.host=$SOLR_HOST"
-java_opts="$java_opts -Dsolr.port=$SOLR_PORT"
-java_opts="$java_opts -Dzk.host=$ZK_HOST"
-java_opts="$java_opts -Dzk.port=$ZK_PORT"
 java_opts="$java_opts -Ddata.files.location=$BIOENTITIES"
 java_opts="$java_opts -Dexperiment.files.location=$EXPERIMENT_FILES"
 java_opts="$java_opts -Dexperiment.design.location=$EXPERIMENT_DESIGN_FILES"