diff --git a/crates/cortexfs/src/bin/cortexfs-agent-runtime.rs b/crates/cortexfs/src/bin/cortexfs-agent-runtime.rs
index 56ba586..73d98e7 100644
--- a/crates/cortexfs/src/bin/cortexfs-agent-runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/cortexfs/src/bin/cortexfs-agent-runtime.rs
@@ -57,16 +57,10 @@ fn run(args: Vec<OsString>) -> Result<(), String> {
         "default",
         PolicyPermission::Connect,
     );
-    let provider_secret =
-        cortexfs::open_provider_system_secret_for_model(&config.source, view.model())
-            .map_err(|_error| format!("provider secret unavailable: {}", view.model()))?;
     let mut runtime_env = view.env().to_vec();
     if runtime_model != view.model() {
         runtime_env.push(("CTX_AGENT_MODEL_OVERRIDE".to_owned(), runtime_model.clone()));
     }
-    if let Some(secret) = provider_secret.as_ref() {
-        runtime_env.extend(secret.env());
-    }
     let agent_executable = runtime_agent_executable(Path::new(cortexfs::CTX_ROOT), &config.agent);
     let result = serve_agent_executable_socket_listener_once(
         &listener,
diff --git a/crates/cortexfs/src/provider_name.rs b/crates/cortexfs/src/provider_name.rs
index 1c5e774..cd1f43c 100644
--- a/crates/cortexfs/src/provider_name.rs
+++ b/crates/cortexfs/src/provider_name.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ pub fn open_provider_system_secret(
     Ok(Some(ProviderSystemSecretHandle {
         provider: provider.to_owned(),
         account: account.to_owned(),
-        path,
         file,
     }))
 }
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ pub enum ProviderSystemSecretError {
 pub struct ProviderSystemSecretHandle {
     provider: String,
     account: String,
-    path: PathBuf,
     file: File,
 }
 
@@ -230,19 +228,15 @@ impl ProviderSystemSecret {
 impl ProviderSystemSecretHandle {
     /// Environment metadata for passing this already-open secret fd.
     ///
-    /// These variables contain no secret material; they identify only an fd/path
+    /// These variables contain no secret material; they identify only an fd
     /// and the provider slot it belongs to.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn env(&self) -> [(String, String); 4] {
+    pub fn env(&self) -> [(String, String); 3] {
         [
             (
                 "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_FD".to_owned(),
                 self.file.as_raw_fd().to_string(),
             ),
-            (
-                "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_PATH".to_owned(),
-                self.path.display().to_string(),
-            ),
             (
                 "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_PROVIDER".to_owned(),
                 self.provider.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/cortexfs/src/socket_runtime.rs b/crates/cortexfs/src/socket_runtime.rs
index 9e376af..bae8ac3 100644
--- a/crates/cortexfs/src/socket_runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/cortexfs/src/socket_runtime.rs
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ fn apply_agent_executable_socket_env(
             runtime
                 .env
                 .iter()
+                .filter(|env| !is_provider_secret_env(&env.0))
                 .map(|env| (env.0.as_str(), env.1.as_str())),
         )
         .env("CTX_AGENT", runtime.agent_name)
@@ -504,7 +505,12 @@ pub(crate) fn agent_executable_socket_bwrap_args(
     request: &BwrapAgentExecutableArgs<'_>,
 ) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut bwrap = vec!["--clearenv".to_owned()];
-    for env in request.runtime.env {
+    for env in request
+        .runtime
+        .env
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|env| !is_provider_secret_env(&env.0))
+    {
         bwrap.extend(["--setenv".to_owned(), env.0.clone(), env.1.clone()]);
     }
     bwrap.extend([
@@ -559,7 +565,6 @@ pub(crate) fn agent_executable_socket_bwrap_args(
     if !request.runtime.network_allowed {
         bwrap.push("--unshare-net".to_owned());
     }
-    bwrap.extend(bwrap_provider_secret_bind_args(request.runtime.env));
     bwrap.extend(bwrap_source_root_bind_args(request.runtime.source_root));
     if let Some(timing) = request.debug {
         bwrap.extend([
@@ -603,32 +608,14 @@ fn bwrap_source_root_bind_args(source_root: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
     args
 }
 
-fn bwrap_provider_secret_bind_args(env: &[(String, String)]) -> Vec<String> {
-    let fd = env
-        .iter()
-        .find(|entry| entry.0 == "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_FD")
-        .map(|entry| entry.1.as_str());
-    let Some(path) = env
-        .iter()
-        .find(|entry| entry.0 == "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_PATH")
-        .map(|entry| entry.1.as_str())
-    else {
-        return Vec::new();
-    };
-    if !path.starts_with('/') {
-        return Vec::new();
-    }
-    let mut args = bwrap_dir_args_for_parent(path);
-    if let Some(fd) = fd.filter(|fd| !fd.is_empty() && fd.bytes().all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_digit()))
-    {
-        args.push("--ro-bind-data".to_owned());
-        args.push(fd.to_owned());
-    } else {
-        args.push("--ro-bind".to_owned());
-        args.push(path.to_owned());
-    }
-    args.push(path.to_owned());
-    args
+fn is_provider_secret_env(name: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        name,
+        "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_FD"
+            | "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_PATH"
+            | "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_PROVIDER"
+            | "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_SLOT"
+    )
 }
 
 fn bwrap_dir_args_for_parent(path: &str) -> Vec<String> {
diff --git a/crates/cortexfs/tests/unit/lib/agent_execution_policy.rs b/crates/cortexfs/tests/unit/lib/agent_execution_policy.rs
index 524cc41..93f2dc3 100644
--- a/crates/cortexfs/tests/unit/lib/agent_execution_policy.rs
+++ b/crates/cortexfs/tests/unit/lib/agent_execution_policy.rs
@@ -722,7 +722,19 @@ fn agent_executable_socket_bwrap_args_apply_agent_sandbox() {
         "CTX_AGENT_HISTORY_MESSAGES",
         "- user: hi"
     ));
-    assert!(contains_arg_triplet(
+    assert!(!contains_arg_triplet(
+        &args,
+        "--setenv",
+        "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_FD",
+        "9"
+    ));
+    assert!(!contains_arg_triplet(
+        &args,
+        "--setenv",
+        "CTX_PROVIDER_SECRET_PATH",
+        "/run/user/1000/cortexfs/credentials/coder-default"
+    ));
+    assert!(!contains_arg_triplet(
         &args,
         "--ro-bind-data",
         "9",