diff --git a/libpod/oci_conmon_common.go b/libpod/oci_conmon_common.go
index 8cca1622f2..3eac697651 100644
--- a/libpod/oci_conmon_common.go
+++ b/libpod/oci_conmon_common.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/specgenutil"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/utils"
-	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/homedir"
 	spec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
@@ -1042,11 +1041,6 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) getLogTag(ctr *Container) (string, error) {
 func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) createOCIContainer(ctr *Container, restoreOptions *ContainerCheckpointOptions) (int64, error) {
 	var stderrBuf bytes.Buffer
 
-	runtimeDir, err := util.GetRuntimeDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-
 	parentSyncPipe, childSyncPipe, err := newPipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("creating socket pair: %w", err)
@@ -1189,7 +1183,10 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) createOCIContainer(ctr *Container, restoreOptions *Co
 	}
 
 	// 0, 1 and 2 are stdin, stdout and stderr
-	conmonEnv := r.configureConmonEnv(runtimeDir)
+	conmonEnv, err := r.configureConmonEnv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("configuring conmon env: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	var filesToClose []*os.File
 	if preserveFDs > 0 {
@@ -1251,7 +1248,7 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) createOCIContainer(ctr *Container, restoreOptions *Co
 	if restoreOptions != nil {
 		runtimeRestoreStarted = time.Now()
 	}
-	err = startCommand(cmd, ctr)
+	err = cmd.Start()
 
 	// regardless of whether we errored or not, we no longer need the children pipes
 	childSyncPipe.Close()
@@ -1311,38 +1308,23 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) createOCIContainer(ctr *Container, restoreOptions *Co
 }
 
 // configureConmonEnv gets the environment values to add to conmon's exec struct
-// TODO this may want to be less hardcoded/more configurable in the future
-func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) configureConmonEnv(runtimeDir string) []string {
-	var env []string
-	for _, e := range os.Environ() {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(e, "LC_") {
-			env = append(env, e)
-		}
-		if strings.HasPrefix(e, "LANG=") {
-			env = append(env, e)
+func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) configureConmonEnv() ([]string, error) {
+	env := os.Environ()
+	res := make([]string, 0, len(env))
+	for _, v := range env {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(v, "NOTIFY_SOCKET=") {
+			// The NOTIFY_SOCKET must not leak into the environment.
+			continue
 		}
+		res = append(res, v)
 	}
-	if path, ok := os.LookupEnv("PATH"); ok {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("PATH=%s", path))
-	}
-	if conf, ok := os.LookupEnv("CONTAINERS_CONF"); ok {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("CONTAINERS_CONF=%s", conf))
-	}
-	if conf, ok := os.LookupEnv("CONTAINERS_CONF_OVERRIDE"); ok {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("CONTAINERS_CONF_OVERRIDE=%s", conf))
-	}
-	if conf, ok := os.LookupEnv("CONTAINERS_HELPER_BINARY_DIR"); ok {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("CONTAINERS_HELPER_BINARY_DIR=%s", conf))
-	}
-	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=%s", runtimeDir))
-	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("_CONTAINERS_USERNS_CONFIGURED=%s", os.Getenv("_CONTAINERS_USERNS_CONFIGURED")))
-	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("_CONTAINERS_ROOTLESS_UID=%s", os.Getenv("_CONTAINERS_ROOTLESS_UID")))
-	home := homedir.Get()
-	if home != "" {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("HOME=%s", home))
+	runtimeDir, err := util.GetRuntimeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return env
+	res = append(res, "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="+runtimeDir)
+	return res, nil
 }
 
 // sharedConmonArgs takes common arguments for exec and create/restore and formats them for the conmon CLI
@@ -1422,25 +1404,6 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) sharedConmonArgs(ctr *Container, cuuid, bundlePath, p
 	return args
 }
 
-func startCommand(cmd *exec.Cmd, ctr *Container) error {
-	// Make sure to unset the NOTIFY_SOCKET and reset it afterwards if needed.
-	switch ctr.config.SdNotifyMode {
-	case define.SdNotifyModeContainer, define.SdNotifyModeIgnore:
-		if prev := os.Getenv("NOTIFY_SOCKET"); prev != "" {
-			if err := os.Unsetenv("NOTIFY_SOCKET"); err != nil {
-				logrus.Warnf("Error unsetting NOTIFY_SOCKET %v", err)
-			}
-			defer func() {
-				if err := os.Setenv("NOTIFY_SOCKET", prev); err != nil {
-					logrus.Errorf("Resetting NOTIFY_SOCKET=%s", prev)
-				}
-			}()
-		}
-	}
-
-	return cmd.Start()
-}
-
 // newPipe creates a unix socket pair for communication.
 // Returns two files - first is parent, second is child.
 func newPipe() (*os.File, *os.File, error) {
diff --git a/libpod/oci_conmon_exec_common.go b/libpod/oci_conmon_exec_common.go
index 2feeba678f..22d1217665 100644
--- a/libpod/oci_conmon_exec_common.go
+++ b/libpod/oci_conmon_exec_common.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/errorhandling"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/lookup"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/util"
 	spec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
@@ -374,11 +373,6 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) startExec(c *Container, sessionID string, options *Ex
 		}
 	}()
 
-	runtimeDir, err := util.GetRuntimeDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
 	finalEnv := make([]string, 0, len(options.Env))
 	for k, v := range options.Env {
 		finalEnv = append(finalEnv, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
@@ -438,7 +432,10 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) startExec(c *Container, sessionID string, options *Ex
 	// 	}
 	// }
 
-	conmonEnv := r.configureConmonEnv(runtimeDir)
+	conmonEnv, err := r.configureConmonEnv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("configuring conmon env: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	var filesToClose []*os.File
 	if options.PreserveFDs > 0 {
@@ -461,7 +458,7 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) startExec(c *Container, sessionID string, options *Ex
 		Setpgid: true,
 	}
 
-	err = startCommand(execCmd, c)
+	err = execCmd.Start()
 
 	// We don't need children pipes  on the parent side
 	errorhandling.CloseQuiet(childSyncPipe)
diff --git a/test/system/030-run.bats b/test/system/030-run.bats
index e84af4be4e..5c6751d35c 100644
--- a/test/system/030-run.bats
+++ b/test/system/030-run.bats
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ search               | $IMAGE           |
     done < <(parse_table "$tests")
 }
 
-@test "podman --syslog passed to conmon" {
+@test "podman --syslog and environment passed to conmon" {
     skip_if_remote "--syslog is not supported for remote clients"
     skip_if_journald_unavailable
 
@@ -1298,6 +1298,7 @@ search               | $IMAGE           |
     run_podman container inspect $cid --format "{{ .State.ConmonPid }}"
     conmon_pid="$output"
     is "$(< /proc/$conmon_pid/cmdline)" ".*--exit-command-arg--syslog.*" "conmon's exit-command has --syslog set"
+    assert "$(< /proc/$conmon_pid/environ)" =~ "BATS_TEST_TMPDIR" "entire env is passed down to conmon (incl. BATS variables)"
 
     run_podman rm -f -t0 $cid
 }