diff --git a/bin/interpreter.sh b/bin/interpreter.sh
index cf8501bb3cf..19a6fe71191 100755
--- a/bin/interpreter.sh
+++ b/bin/interpreter.sh
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ fi
 
 . "${bin}/common.sh"
 
-# Escape envs
-ZEPPELIN_INTP_CLASSPATH_OVERRIDES=$(printf %q "${ZEPPELIN_INTP_CLASSPATH_OVERRIDES}")
-
 check_java_version
 
 ZEPPELIN_INTERPRETER_API_JAR=$(find "${ZEPPELIN_HOME}/interpreter" -name 'zeppelin-interpreter-shaded-*.jar')