diff --git a/docs/advanced/configuration.mdx b/docs/advanced/configuration.mdx
index 9c5a7131..c245b364 100644
--- a/docs/advanced/configuration.mdx
+++ b/docs/advanced/configuration.mdx
@@ -150,11 +150,7 @@ When remote vars are set, Strix dual-writes telemetry to both local JSONL and th
 </ParamField>
 
 <ParamField path="DOCKER_HOST" type="string">
-  Docker daemon address, for example `unix:///var/run/docker.sock` or `tcp://10.0.0.5:2375`. When set, Strix uses it and ignores the docker context.
-</ParamField>
-
-<ParamField path="DOCKER_CONTEXT" type="string">
-  Docker context to use. Strix connects to the same daemon as the `docker` CLI: `DOCKER_HOST` first, then this context, then the current context from `docker context use`, then the default socket. Docker Desktop, OrbStack and Colima register their sockets as contexts, so no extra configuration is needed for them.
+  Docker daemon address, for example `unix:///var/run/docker.sock` or `tcp://10.0.0.5:2375`. When not set, Strix connects to the same daemon as the `docker` CLI: the current docker context (`docker context use`), then the default socket. Docker Desktop, OrbStack and Colima register their sockets as contexts, so no extra configuration is needed for them.
 </ParamField>
 
 <ParamField path="STRIX_RUNTIME_BACKEND" default="docker" type="string">
diff --git a/strix/runtime/docker_connection.py b/strix/runtime/docker_connection.py
index 6791a36c..aa821aa9 100644
--- a/strix/runtime/docker_connection.py
+++ b/strix/runtime/docker_connection.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def resolve_docker_endpoint(environ: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> DockerEndp
     if host:
         return DockerEndpoint(host, "DOCKER_HOST")
 
-    name = env.get("DOCKER_CONTEXT", "").strip() or get_current_context_name()
+    name = get_current_context_name()
     if name != DEFAULT_CONTEXT:
         try:
             context = ContextAPI.get_context(name)
diff --git a/tests/test_docker_connection.py b/tests/test_docker_connection.py
index c8ff4a93..7253b2fb 100644
--- a/tests/test_docker_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_docker_connection.py
@@ -51,22 +51,6 @@ def test_current_context_is_used_like_the_cli(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -
     assert endpoint.source == "docker context 'desktop-linux'"
 
 
-def test_docker_context_env_overrides_the_config_file(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
-    monkeypatch.setattr(docker_connection, "get_current_context_name", lambda: "default")
-    seen: list[str] = []
-
-    def get_context(name: str) -> SimpleNamespace:
-        seen.append(name)
-        return SimpleNamespace(Host="unix:///run/orbstack.sock", TLSConfig=None)
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr("strix.runtime.docker_connection.ContextAPI.get_context", get_context)
-    assert (
-        resolve_docker_endpoint({"DOCKER_CONTEXT": "orbstack"}).source
-        == "docker context 'orbstack'"
-    )
-    assert seen == ["orbstack"]
-
-
 def test_default_and_broken_contexts_fall_back_to_the_sdk(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     monkeypatch.setattr(docker_connection, "get_current_context_name", lambda: "default")
     assert resolve_docker_endpoint({}) == DockerEndpoint(None, "default socket")