diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index e3f0395f63..898d1f13c3 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -2915,8 +2915,6 @@ class PasswordManager(object):
             missing.append(i)
       # Are all the passwords already in the file?
       if not missing:
-        if "ANDROID_SECURE_STORAGE_CMD" in os.environ:
-          del os.environ["ANDROID_SECURE_STORAGE_CMD"]
         return current
 
       for i in missing: