diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 7d1f280e2f..40c8a8444c 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     name="check-update-hooks" cron_file="ansible-check-update-hooks"
     minute=0 hour=0 weekday=3
     user=nobody
-    job="MAILTO=root PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin/git-check-perms --check=update-hook /srv/git/repositories"
+    job="/usr/local/bin/git-check-perms --check=update-hook /srv/git/repositories"
   tags:
   - distgit
 
diff --git a/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/tasks/main.yml
index 8766c8ecdf..a22018e49b 100644
--- a/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     minute=10
     hour="0, 12"
     user=nobody
-    job="MAILTO=root PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin/git-check-perms /srv/git/repositories --check=fedmsg-hook -f"
+    job="MAILTO=root /usr/local/bin/git-check-perms /srv/git/repositories --check=fedmsg-hook -f"
   tags:
   - git
   - gitolite