diff --git a/tools/url-blocker/.envrc b/tools/url-blocker/.envrc
index 81755b513..1abb058f6 100644
--- a/tools/url-blocker/.envrc
+++ b/tools/url-blocker/.envrc
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 source_up
-export HOSTALIASES="$(realpath ./hosts)"
diff --git a/tools/url-blocker/hosts b/tools/url-blocker/hosts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cf45e595..000000000
--- a/tools/url-blocker/hosts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-127.0.0.1 wsj.com www.wsj.com
\ No newline at end of file