diff --git a/tests/run.sh b/tests/run.sh
index 35ee658f213..461c845d696 100755
--- a/tests/run.sh
+++ b/tests/run.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ echo -e "\\e[36m Deploying Tectonic...\\e[0m"
 tectonic install --dir="${CLUSTER_NAME}"
 echo -e "\\e[36m Running smoke test...\\e[0m"
 export SMOKE_KUBECONFIG="$(pwd)/$CLUSTER_NAME/generated/auth/kubeconfig"
-export SMOKE_NETWORKING="canal"
 export SMOKE_NODE_COUNT="7"  # Sum of all nodes (etcd + master + worker)
 export SMOKE_MANIFEST_PATHS="$(pwd)/$CLUSTER_NAME/generated"
 exec 5>&1
diff --git a/tests/smoke/README.md b/tests/smoke/README.md
index f103a901f34..8c1b6e49a33 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/README.md
+++ b/tests/smoke/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ The cluster test suite requires four additional parameters:
 Export the following environment variables to parameterize the cluster tests:
 
 ```sh
-export SMOKE_NETWORKING=canal
 export SMOKE_NODE_COUNT=3
 export SMOKE_MANIFEST_PATHS=/path/to/kubernetes/manifests
 export SMOKE_MANIFEST_EXPERIMENTAL=true
diff --git a/tests/smoke/cluster_test.go b/tests/smoke/cluster_test.go
index 0e3fedba19e..5cc395e8d04 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/cluster_test.go
+++ b/tests/smoke/cluster_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// networkingEnv is the environment variable that specifies if calico is running.
-	networkingEnv = "SMOKE_NETWORKING"
 	// nodeCountEnv is the environment variable that specifies the node count.
 	nodeCountEnv = "SMOKE_NODE_COUNT"
 	// manifestPathsEnv is the environment variable that defines the paths to the manifests that are deployed on the cluster.