diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-aarch64-server-release.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-aarch64-server-release.sh
index 8c8d8d0d1..d48a88e09 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-aarch64-server-release.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-aarch64-server-release.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 source /usr/lib/archboot/functions
 source /usr/lib/archboot/server_functions
-export _ARCH="aarch64"
+_ARCH="aarch64"
 _root_check
 _buildserver_check
 _update_aarch64_pacman_chroot
 _server_release
-unset _ARCH
diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-server-release.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-server-release.sh
index 454a8cdcd..15dbf5926 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-server-release.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-server-release.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 source /usr/lib/archboot/functions
 source /usr/lib/archboot/server_functions
-export _ARCH="x86_64"
+_ARCH="x86_64"
 _root_check
 _buildserver_check
 _pacman_x86_64_use_default
 _server_release
 _pacman_x86_64_restore
-unset _ARCH
-