diff --git a/.env.testing.example b/.env.testing.example
index 2a6a446bfc..3391d62726 100644
--- a/.env.testing.example
+++ b/.env.testing.example
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ APP_LOCALE=en
 # --------------------------------------------
 # REQUIRED: DATABASE SETTINGS
 # --------------------------------------------
-# DB_CONNECTION is set to "mysql" in phpunit.xml
+DB_CONNECTION=mysql
 DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
 DB_PORT=3306
 DB_DATABASE=null
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index b0ce0a6f23..4ee53b57b3 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     <env name="APP_ENV" value="testing"/>
     <env name="BCRYPT_ROUNDS" value="4"/>
     <env name="CACHE_DRIVER" value="array"/>
-    <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="mysql"/>
     <env name="MAIL_DRIVER" value="array"/>
     <env name="QUEUE_DRIVER" value="sync"/>
     <env name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>