diff --git a/Pmodules/bash b/Pmodules/bash
index fa5da29..c7e9bf5 100644
--- a/Pmodules/bash
+++ b/Pmodules/bash
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ unset MODULE_VERSION_STACK
 unset MODULESHOME
 unset PMODULES_ENV
 
-PATH="${PMODULES_HOME}/bin:$PATH"
-
 #############################################################################
 # implement module comand as shell function
 #
diff --git a/Pmodules/csh b/Pmodules/csh
index be69b42..854152a 100644
--- a/Pmodules/csh
+++ b/Pmodules/csh
@@ -47,4 +47,3 @@ if (! $?LOADEDMODULES ) then
   setenv LOADEDMODULES ""
 endif
 
-setenv PATH "${PMODULES_HOME}/bin:${PATH}"
diff --git a/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in b/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
index b1bd0bd..c7e6b8e 100755
--- a/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
+++ b/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
@@ -1315,10 +1315,6 @@ reset_used_releases() {
         g_env_must_be_saved='yes'
 }
 
-init_path() {
-        std::replace_path PATH    "${PMODULES_HOME%/*}/.*"
-        std::prepend_path PATH    "${PMODULES_HOME}/bin"
-}
 
 init_manpath() {
         std::replace_path MANPATH "${PMODULES_HOME%/*}/.*"
@@ -1350,13 +1346,11 @@ pmodules_init() {
         reset_modulepath
         reset_used_groups
         reset_used_releases
-        init_path
         init_manpath
         export_env \
                    LOADEDMODULES \
                    _LMFILES_ \
                    MODULEPATH \
-                   PATH \
                    MANPATH
 }
 
diff --git a/Pmodules/zsh b/Pmodules/zsh
index fc46c4d..80dc338 100644
--- a/Pmodules/zsh
+++ b/Pmodules/zsh
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ unset PMODULES_DEFAULT_RELEASES
 unset PMODULES_DEFAULT_GROUPS
 unset PMODULES_DEFINED_RELEASES
 
-# setup PATH
-dirs_to_remove="${PMODULES_HOME%/*}/*"
-path=( ${(m)path:#${dirs_to_remove}} "${PMODULES_HOME}/bin" )
-
 # initialize MANPATH with output of `man --path` if not set
 [[ -z "${MANPATH}" ]] && manpath=$( man --path )