diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 8c59f9c09..5d07a4301 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -465,10 +465,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   meta_set_wm_name (WM_NAME);
   meta_set_gnome_wm_keybindings (GNOME_WM_KEYBINDINGS);
 
-  /* Prevent meta_init() from causing gtk to load the atk-bridge*/
-  g_setenv ("NO_AT_BRIDGE", "1", TRUE);
   meta_init ();
-  g_unsetenv ("NO_AT_BRIDGE");
 
   /* FIXME: Add gjs API to set this stuff and don't depend on the
    * environment.  These propagate to child processes.