diff --git a/examples/src/bin/compose_runner.rs b/examples/src/bin/compose_runner.rs
index d077288..4f39c83 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/compose_runner.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/compose_runner.rs
@@ -40,20 +40,11 @@ async fn main() {
 
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
-    let validators = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_VALIDATORS", "COMPOSE_DEMO_VALIDATORS"],
-        DEFAULT_VALIDATORS,
-    );
+    let validators = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_VALIDATORS"], DEFAULT_VALIDATORS);
 
-    let executors = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_EXECUTORS", "COMPOSE_DEMO_EXECUTORS"],
-        DEFAULT_EXECUTORS,
-    );
+    let executors = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_EXECUTORS"], DEFAULT_EXECUTORS);
 
-    let run_secs = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_RUN_SECS", "COMPOSE_DEMO_RUN_SECS"],
-        DEFAULT_RUN_SECS,
-    );
+    let run_secs = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_RUN_SECS"], DEFAULT_RUN_SECS);
 
     info!(
         validators,
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/k8s_runner.rs b/examples/src/bin/k8s_runner.rs
index e194972..d9a9ea9 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/k8s_runner.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/k8s_runner.rs
@@ -21,18 +21,9 @@ const DA_BLOB_RATE: u64 = 1;
 async fn main() {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
-    let validators = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_VALIDATORS", "K8S_DEMO_VALIDATORS"],
-        DEFAULT_VALIDATORS,
-    );
-    let executors = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_EXECUTORS", "K8S_DEMO_EXECUTORS"],
-        DEFAULT_EXECUTORS,
-    );
-    let run_secs = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_RUN_SECS", "K8S_DEMO_RUN_SECS"],
-        DEFAULT_RUN_SECS,
-    );
+    let validators = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_VALIDATORS"], DEFAULT_VALIDATORS);
+    let executors = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_EXECUTORS"], DEFAULT_EXECUTORS);
+    let run_secs = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_RUN_SECS"], DEFAULT_RUN_SECS);
     info!(validators, executors, run_secs, "starting k8s runner demo");
 
     if let Err(err) = run_k8s_case(validators, executors, Duration::from_secs(run_secs)).await {
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/local_runner.rs b/examples/src/bin/local_runner.rs
index 01d5477..dfd7575 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/local_runner.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/local_runner.rs
@@ -24,18 +24,9 @@ async fn main() {
         process::exit(1);
     }
 
-    let validators = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_VALIDATORS", "LOCAL_DEMO_VALIDATORS"],
-        DEFAULT_VALIDATORS,
-    );
-    let executors = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_EXECUTORS", "LOCAL_DEMO_EXECUTORS"],
-        DEFAULT_EXECUTORS,
-    );
-    let run_secs = read_env_any(
-        &["NOMOS_DEMO_RUN_SECS", "LOCAL_DEMO_RUN_SECS"],
-        DEFAULT_RUN_SECS,
-    );
+    let validators = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_VALIDATORS"], DEFAULT_VALIDATORS);
+    let executors = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_EXECUTORS"], DEFAULT_EXECUTORS);
+    let run_secs = read_env_any(&["NOMOS_DEMO_RUN_SECS"], DEFAULT_RUN_SECS);
 
     info!(
         validators,