diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index 2639a6b08..1de445f89 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -283,10 +283,6 @@ func (c *InitCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		state = sMgr.State()
 	}
 
-	if v := os.Getenv(ProviderSkipVerifyEnvVar); v != "" {
-		c.ignorePluginChecksum = true
-	}
-
 	// Now that we have loaded all modules, check the module tree for missing providers.
 	providersOutput, providersAbort, providerDiags := c.getProviders(config, state, flagUpgrade, flagPluginPath)
 	diags = diags.Append(providerDiags)
diff --git a/command/meta.go b/command/meta.go
index face4be68..29bbe984c 100644
--- a/command/meta.go
+++ b/command/meta.go
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ type Meta struct {
 	// This overrides all other search paths when discovering plugins.
 	pluginPath []string
 
-	ignorePluginChecksum bool
-
 	// Override certain behavior for tests within this package
 	testingOverrides *testingOverrides
 
@@ -373,10 +371,6 @@ func (m *Meta) RunOperation(b backend.Enhanced, opReq *backend.Operation) (*back
 	return op, nil
 }
 
-const (
-	ProviderSkipVerifyEnvVar = "TF_SKIP_PROVIDER_VERIFY"
-)
-
 // contextOpts returns the options to use to initialize a Terraform
 // context with the settings from this Meta.
 func (m *Meta) contextOpts() (*terraform.ContextOpts, error) {
@@ -422,9 +416,6 @@ func (m *Meta) contextOpts() (*terraform.ContextOpts, error) {
 	}
 
 	opts.ProviderSHA256s = m.providerPluginsLock().Read()
-	if v := os.Getenv(ProviderSkipVerifyEnvVar); v != "" {
-		opts.SkipProviderVerify = true
-	}
 
 	opts.Meta = &terraform.ContextMeta{
 		Env:                workspace,
diff --git a/terraform/context.go b/terraform/context.go
index 8db2e58ba..ec25b9e6a 100644
--- a/terraform/context.go
+++ b/terraform/context.go
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ type ContextOpts struct {
 
 	// If non-nil, will apply as additional constraints on the provider
 	// plugins that will be requested from the provider resolver.
-	ProviderSHA256s    map[string][]byte
-	SkipProviderVerify bool
+	ProviderSHA256s map[string][]byte
 
 	UIInput UIInput
 }