diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 58d69cf2e..f1ceee6c8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ jobs:
             node target/tests.js
 
           environment:
-            JAVA_HOME: /usr/lib/jvm/openjdk17
-            PATH: /usr/local/nodejs/bin/:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk17/bin
+            PATH: /usr/local/nodejs/bin/:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin
 
       - run:
           working_directory: "./common"
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ jobs:
             clojure -X:dev:test
 
           environment:
-            JAVA_HOME: /usr/lib/jvm/openjdk16
-            PATH: /usr/local/nodejs/bin/:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk16/bin
+            PATH: /usr/local/nodejs/bin/:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin
 
       - save_cache:
          paths: