diff --git a/reflex/config.py b/reflex/config.py
index 7aeea04b9..39f9b8485 100644
--- a/reflex/config.py
+++ b/reflex/config.py
@@ -474,9 +474,6 @@ class EnvironmentVariables:
     # Whether to run the frontend only. Exclusive with REFLEX_BACKEND_ONLY.
     REFLEX_FRONTEND_ONLY: EnvVar[bool] = env_var(False)
 
-    # Whether to send telemetry data to Reflex.
-    TELEMETRY_ENABLED: EnvVar[bool] = env_var(True)
-
     # Reflex internal env to reload the config.
     RELOAD_CONFIG: EnvVar[bool] = env_var(False, internal=True)
 
diff --git a/reflex/testing.py b/reflex/testing.py
index 6e3fe8468..5afbec78d 100644
--- a/reflex/testing.py
+++ b/reflex/testing.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class AppHarness:
     def _initialize_app(self):
         # disable telemetry reporting for tests
 
-        environment.TELEMETRY_ENABLED.set(False)
+        os.environ["TELEMETRY_ENABLED"] = "false"
         self.app_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         if self.app_source is not None:
             app_globals = self._get_globals_from_signature(self.app_source)
diff --git a/tests/units/test_config.py b/tests/units/test_config.py
index 64ea13e44..23181b389 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/units/test_config.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def test_set_app_name(base_config_values):
         ("DB_URL", "postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/db"),
         ("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379"),
         ("TIMEOUT", 600),
-        (environment.TELEMETRY_ENABLED.name, False),
-        (environment.TELEMETRY_ENABLED.name, True),
+        ("TELEMETRY_ENABLED", False),
+        ("TELEMETRY_ENABLED", True),
     ],
 )
 def test_update_from_env(