diff --git a/scripts/env-setup.sh b/scripts/env-setup.sh
index fd93e46dc..bc86eca6c 100755
--- a/scripts/env-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/env-setup.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -euxo pipefail
+set -euo pipefail
 
 . $(dirname $0)/install-deps.sh
 # NOTE(pas-ha) the above exports some useful variables like
diff --git a/scripts/install-deps.sh b/scripts/install-deps.sh
index d1ab5a4a7..ff3a6b35f 100755
--- a/scripts/install-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-deps.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -euxo pipefail
+set -euo pipefail
 
 if [[ "${BIFROST_TRACE:-}" == true ]]; then
     set -x