mikeland73 · Jun 23, 2026 · Jun 23, 2026
diff --git a/internal/devbox/devbox.go b/internal/devbox/devbox.go
@@ -379,18 +379,6 @@ func (d *Devbox) EnvExports(ctx context.Context, opts devopt.EnvExportsOpts) (st
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	// When we also run the init hooks we are fully entering the Devbox
-	// environment (this is what the direnv integration does via
-	// `devbox shellenv --init-hook`), so mark the shell as Devbox-enabled.
-	// This mirrors Shell() and RunScript(), and matches the documented
-	// behavior that DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED is set whenever the environment is
-	// loaded. We intentionally gate this on RunHooks so that the global
-	// integration (`devbox global shellenv`, which does not run init hooks)
-	// does not set it in every shell and break shell-inception detection.
-	if opts.RunHooks {
-		envs[envir.DevboxShellEnabled] = "1"
-	}
-
 	// Use the appropriate export format based on shell type
 	var envStr string
 	if opts.ShellFormat == devopt.ShellFormatNushell {

diff --git a/testscripts/shell/shellenv_init_hook.test.txt b/testscripts/shell/shellenv_init_hook.test.txt