diff --git a/rust/private/rust.bzl b/rust/private/rust.bzl
index 2914f4cc3d..450da0dc22 100644
--- a/rust/private/rust.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rust.bzl
@@ -295,9 +295,8 @@ def _rust_test_impl(ctx):
             compile_data_targets = depset(ctx.attr.compile_data)
         rustc_env_files = ctx.files.rustc_env_files + crate.rustc_env_files
 
-        rustc_env = dict(crate._rustc_env_attr)
-
         # crate.rustc_env is already expanded upstream in rust_library rule implementation
+        rustc_env = dict(crate.rustc_env)
         data_paths = depset(direct = getattr(ctx.attr, "data", [])).to_list()
         rustc_env.update(expand_dict_value_locations(
             ctx,
@@ -317,7 +316,6 @@ def _rust_test_impl(ctx):
             output = output,
             edition = crate.edition,
             rustc_env = rustc_env,
-            _rustc_env_attr = ctx.attr.rustc_env,
             rustc_env_files = rustc_env_files,
             is_test = True,
             compile_data = compile_data,
@@ -361,7 +359,6 @@ def _rust_test_impl(ctx):
             output = output,
             edition = get_edition(ctx.attr, toolchain, ctx.label),
             rustc_env = rustc_env,
-            _rustc_env_attr = ctx.attr.rustc_env,
             rustc_env_files = ctx.files.rustc_env_files,
             is_test = True,
             compile_data = depset(ctx.files.compile_data),