diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5eb4bbfe4..8f839af00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -89,5 +89,3 @@ jobs:
       - run: corepack yarn build # We need the stubs to run the tests
 
       - run: corepack yarn test
-        env:
-          NOCK_ENV: replay
diff --git a/tests/_registryServer.mjs b/tests/_registryServer.mjs
index a77591d56..65fcc60c3 100644
--- a/tests/_registryServer.mjs
+++ b/tests/_registryServer.mjs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ switch (process.env.AUTH_TYPE) {
   default: throw new Error(`Invalid AUTH_TYPE in env`, {cause: process.env.AUTH_TYPE});
 }
 
-if (process.env.NOCK_ENV === `replay`) {
+if (process.env.NOCK_ENV !== `record`) {
   const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
   globalThis.fetch = function fetch(i) {
     if (!`${i}`.startsWith(
diff --git a/tests/recordRequests.js b/tests/recordRequests.js
index b78edad0e..0a3e40d0b 100644
--- a/tests/recordRequests.js
+++ b/tests/recordRequests.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if (process.env.NOCK_ENV === `record`) {
       headers: minimalHeaders,
     });
   };
-} else if (process.env.NOCK_ENV === `replay`) {
+} else {
   const getNockStatement = db.prepare(`SELECT body, json(headers) as headers, status FROM nocks WHERE hash = ?`);
 
   globalThis.fetch = async (input, init) => {