diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/repository/RepositoryDelegatorFunction.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/repository/RepositoryDelegatorFunction.java
index 8e772005cd..6ffa1c919c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/repository/RepositoryDelegatorFunction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/repository/RepositoryDelegatorFunction.java
@@ -432,25 +432,7 @@ public final class RepositoryDelegatorFunction implements SkyFunction {
       String content;
       try {
         content = FileSystemUtils.readContent(markerPath, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        String markerRuleKey = readMarkerFile(content, markerData);
-        boolean verified = false;
-        if (Preconditions.checkNotNull(ruleKey).equals(markerRuleKey)
-            && Objects.equals(
-                markerData.get(MANAGED_DIRECTORIES_MARKER),
-                this.markerData.get(MANAGED_DIRECTORIES_MARKER))) {
-          verified = handler.verifyMarkerData(rule, markerData, env);
-          if (env.valuesMissing()) {
-            return null;
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (verified) {
-          return new Fingerprint().addString(content).digestAndReset();
-        } else {
-          // So that we are in a consistent state if something happens while fetching the repository
-          markerPath.delete();
-          return null;
-        }
+        return new Fingerprint().addString(content).digestAndReset();
       } catch (IOException e) {
         throw new RepositoryFunctionException(e, Transience.TRANSIENT);
       }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/shell/JavaSubprocessFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/shell/JavaSubprocessFactory.java
index c282d57ab6..f9b0c08627 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/shell/JavaSubprocessFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/shell/JavaSubprocessFactory.java
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ public class JavaSubprocessFactory implements SubprocessFactory {
     ProcessBuilder builder = new ProcessBuilder();
     builder.command(params.getArgv());
     if (params.getEnv() != null) {
-      builder.environment().clear();
       builder.environment().putAll(params.getEnv());
     }