diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e87dcc4334ee0..06c6117b18e485 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 venv/
+.env
 .clang-format
 .DS_Store
 .tags
diff --git a/tools/openpilot_env.sh b/tools/openpilot_env.sh
index f8ce6901c24459..ac73cc8305c4c2 100755
--- a/tools/openpilot_env.sh
+++ b/tools/openpilot_env.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 if [ -z "$OPENPILOT_ENV" ]; then
-  OP_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"/.. && pwd)"
-  export PYTHONPATH="$OP_ROOT:$PYTHONPATH"
   export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
 
   # Pyenv suggests we place the below two lines in .profile before we source
diff --git a/update_requirements.sh b/update_requirements.sh
index fe35c4eec67a25..bece43a51aa8cf 100755
--- a/update_requirements.sh
+++ b/update_requirements.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if [ -d "./xx" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$PIPENV_SYSTEM" ]; then
+  echo "PYTHONPATH=${PWD}" > .env
   RUN="pipenv run"
 else
   RUN=""