diff --git a/admin/generate.py b/admin/generate.py
index 1e20606..c932121 100755
--- a/admin/generate.py
+++ b/admin/generate.py
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ def generate_submit():
                 file.write('#PBS -m e \n')
                 file.write('#PBS -M romain.beucher@anu.edu.au \n')
             file.write('\n')
-            file.write('module purge \n')
-            file.write('module load pbs \n')
-            file.write('\n')
-            file.write(f'export ESMVAL_USER_CONFIG={config_file}\n')
             file.write('module use /g/data/xp65/public/modules\n')
             file.write(f'module load {env}\n')
             file.write('\n')