diff --git a/src/create.rs b/src/create.rs
index a176bc38..673e763b 100644
--- a/src/create.rs
+++ b/src/create.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ pub fn create_container(
 	bundle: PathBuf,
 	pidfile: Option<PathBuf>,
 	console_socket: Option<PathBuf>,
-	hermit_env: Option<PathBuf>,
 	debug_config: bool,
 	child_log_level: LogLevel,
 ) {
@@ -108,8 +107,6 @@ pub fn create_container(
 	};
 	if is_hermit_container {
 		info!("Detected RustyHermit executable. Creating container in hermit mode!");
-		//Setup hermit environment
-		hermit::prepare_environment(&project_dir, &hermit_env);
 	}
 
 	//Setup exec fifo
diff --git a/src/hermit.rs b/src/hermit.rs
index 45a0be5a..2eea4e45 100644
--- a/src/hermit.rs
+++ b/src/hermit.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::network;
 use goblin::elf;
 use goblin::elf64::header::EI_OSABI;
-use std::{fs, path::Path, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
 
 pub fn is_hermit_app(path: &Path) -> bool {
 	let buffer = fs::read(path)
@@ -14,29 +14,6 @@ pub fn is_hermit_app(path: &Path) -> bool {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn create_environment(_path: &Path) {
-	//TODO
-}
-
-pub fn get_environment_path(project_dir: &Path, hermit_env_path: &Option<PathBuf>) -> PathBuf {
-	match hermit_env_path {
-		Some(s) => s.clone(),
-		None => project_dir.join("hermit"),
-	}
-}
-
-pub fn prepare_environment(project_dir: &Path, hermit_env_path: &Option<PathBuf>) {
-	let environment_path = get_environment_path(project_dir, hermit_env_path);
-	if !environment_path.exists() {
-		create_environment(&environment_path);
-	} else if !environment_path.is_dir() {
-		panic!(
-			"Environment path at {:?} exists but is not a directory!",
-			&environment_path
-		);
-	}
-}
-
 pub enum NetworkConfig {
 	TapNetwork(network::VirtioNetworkConfig),
 	UserNetwork(u16),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 54a8a303..b5628483 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ fn parse_matches(cli: &Cli) {
 			bundle.clone(),
 			pid_file.clone(),
 			console_socket.clone(),
-			cli.hermit_env.clone(),
 			cli.debug_config,
 			cli.log_level,
 		),
@@ -213,10 +212,6 @@ struct Cli {
 	#[arg(long, default_value_t, value_enum)]
 	log_format: LogFormat,
 
-	/// Path to the hermit-environment. Defaults to <runh-root-dir>/hermit
-	#[arg(long, value_name = "HERMIT_ENV_PATH")]
-	hermit_env: Option<PathBuf>,
-
 	/// Write out any logs to the runh root directory in addition to the specified log path.
 	#[arg(long, default_value_t)]
 	debug_log: bool,