diff --git a/doc/conf.py.in b/doc/conf.py.in
index 91e16452f3..9720d12ade 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py.in
+++ b/doc/conf.py.in
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ extensions += ["broxygen"]
 bro_binary = os.path.abspath("@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/build/src/bro")
 broxygen_cache="@BROXYGEN_CACHE_DIR@"
 os.environ["BROPATH"] = "@BROPATH@"
-os.environ["BROMAGIC"] = "@BROMAGIC@"
 # ----- End of Broxygen configuration. -----
 
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/quickstart/index.rst b/doc/quickstart/index.rst
index 19add23bd4..b506eb95c2 100644
--- a/doc/quickstart/index.rst
+++ b/doc/quickstart/index.rst
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ Running Bro Without Installing
 
 For developers that wish to run Bro directly from the ``build/``
 directory (i.e., without performing ``make install``), they will have
-to first adjust ``BROPATH`` and ``BROMAGIC`` to look for scripts and
+to first adjust ``BROPATH`` to look for scripts and
 additional files inside the build directory.  Sourcing either
 ``build/bro-path-dev.sh`` or ``build/bro-path-dev.csh`` as appropriate
 for the current shell accomplishes this and also augments your
diff --git a/testing/btest/btest.cfg b/testing/btest/btest.cfg
index 0130cb6e1d..e750cd0199 100644
--- a/testing/btest/btest.cfg
+++ b/testing/btest/btest.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ PartFinalizer   = btest-diff-rst
 
 [environment]
 BROPATH=`bash -c %(testbase)s/../../build/bro-path-dev`
-BROMAGIC=%(testbase)s/../../magic/database
 BRO_SEED_FILE=%(testbase)s/random.seed
 TZ=UTC
 LC_ALL=C
diff --git a/testing/external/subdir-btest.cfg b/testing/external/subdir-btest.cfg
index f68849314e..f79c432445 100644
--- a/testing/external/subdir-btest.cfg
+++ b/testing/external/subdir-btest.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ IgnoreFiles = *.tmp *.swp #* *.trace .gitignore *.skeleton
 
 [environment]
 BROPATH=`bash -c %(testbase)s/../../../build/bro-path-dev`:%(testbase)s/../scripts
-BROMAGIC=%(testbase)s/../../../magic/database
 BRO_SEED_FILE=%(testbase)s/../random.seed
 TZ=UTC
 LC_ALL=C