diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 26d165fae2..0d8c64240d 100755
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           name: leo new
           command: |
             export LEO=/home/circleci/project/project/bin/leo
-            export EXAMPLES=/home/circleci/project/project/examples
             ./project/.circleci/leo-new.sh
 
   leo-clean:
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
           name: test examples example
           command: |
             export LEO=/home/circleci/project/project/bin/leo
-            alias leo="/home/circleci/project/project/bin/leo"
+            export EXAMPLES=/home/circleci/project/project/examples
             ./project/.circleci/test-examples.sh
 
 workflows:
diff --git a/.circleci/test-examples.sh b/.circleci/test-examples.sh
index ddd3803959..26104a7111 100755
--- a/.circleci/test-examples.sh
+++ b/.circleci/test-examples.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
 # Alias the leo command to use the local binary.
 # Note: Use a full path for $LEO when running locally.
 leo() {