diff --git a/scripts/gate-check-commit.sh b/scripts/gate-check-commit.sh
index b77d787cf8..ee525874f3 100755
--- a/scripts/gate-check-commit.sh
+++ b/scripts/gate-check-commit.sh
@@ -95,19 +95,6 @@ if [ -n "${DATA_DISK_DEVICE}" ]; then
   export BOOTSTRAP_OPTS="${BOOTSTRAP_OPTS} bootstrap_host_data_disk_device=${DATA_DISK_DEVICE}"
 fi
 
-# Grab all the zuul environment variables that
-# were exported by the jenkins user into a file.
-# This is used for cross-repo testing.
-if [ -f zuul.env ]; then
-  # The ZUUL variables we get in the file are
-  # not quoted, so we change the file to ensure
-  # that they are. We also ensure that each
-  # var is exported so that it's accessible in
-  # any subshell.
-  sed -i 's|\(.*\)=\(.*\)$|export \1="\2"|' zuul.env
-  source zuul.env
-fi
-
 # Bootstrap Ansible
 source "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh"
 
diff --git a/zuul.d/playbooks/run.yml b/zuul.d/playbooks/run.yml
index f3863826ad..9d1add165b 100644
--- a/zuul.d/playbooks/run.yml
+++ b/zuul.d/playbooks/run.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 - hosts: all
   tasks:
     - name: Run gate-check-commit.sh script
-      command: "sudo scripts/gate-check-commit.sh {{ scenario }} {{ action }}"
+      become: yes
+      become_user: root
+      command: "scripts/gate-check-commit.sh {{ scenario }} {{ action }}"
       args:
         chdir: "src/{{ zuul.project.canonical_name }}"
-      environment: '{{ zuul | zuul_legacy_vars }}'
+      environment:
+        # ZUUL_PROJECT is used by tests/get-ansible-role-requirements to
+        # determine when CI provided repos should be used.
+        ZUUL_PROJECT: "{{ zuul.project.short_name }}"