diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
index 09fc7b4262..fd60e85b70 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
@@ -2918,15 +2918,9 @@ itest!(nested_error {
   exit_code: 1,
 });
 
-itest!(node_env_var_allowlist_with_unstable_flag {
+itest!(node_env_var_allowlist {
   args: "run --unstable --no-prompt run/node_env_var_allowlist.ts",
-  output: "run/node_env_var_allowlist_with_unstable_flag.ts.out",
-  exit_code: 1,
-});
-
-itest!(node_env_var_allowlist_without_unstable_flag {
-  args: "run --no-prompt run/node_env_var_allowlist.ts",
-  output: "run/node_env_var_allowlist_without_unstable_flag.ts.out",
+  output: "run/node_env_var_allowlist.ts.out",
   exit_code: 1,
 });
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_env_var_allowlist_with_unstable_flag.ts.out b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_env_var_allowlist.ts.out
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/tests/testdata/run/node_env_var_allowlist_with_unstable_flag.ts.out
rename to cli/tests/testdata/run/node_env_var_allowlist.ts.out
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_env_var_allowlist_without_unstable_flag.ts.out b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_env_var_allowlist_without_unstable_flag.ts.out
deleted file mode 100644
index ac92cdb6b7..0000000000
--- a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_env_var_allowlist_without_unstable_flag.ts.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[WILDCARD]error: Uncaught PermissionDenied: Requires env access to "NODE_DEBUG", run again with the --allow-env flag
-console.log(Deno.env.get("NODE_DEBUG") ?? "ok");
-                     ^
-    at [WILDCARD]
diff --git a/runtime/ops/os/mod.rs b/runtime/ops/os/mod.rs
index a46f5740a2..b93935955b 100644
--- a/runtime/ops/os/mod.rs
+++ b/runtime/ops/os/mod.rs
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ fn op_get_env(
   state: &mut OpState,
   key: String,
 ) -> Result<Option<String>, AnyError> {
-  let skip_permission_check =
-    state.borrow::<crate::ops::UnstableChecker>().unstable
-      && NODE_ENV_VAR_ALLOWLIST.contains(&key);
+  let skip_permission_check = NODE_ENV_VAR_ALLOWLIST.contains(&key);
 
   if !skip_permission_check {
     state.borrow_mut::<Permissions>().env.check(&key)?;