diff --git a/csst_common/data_manager.py b/csst_common/data_manager.py
index e46dd27b2da99aebf3b8434ae4abb16ed6ddf6ed..3a8d2ed696988aaf7b168fb5bcc15ba017041bd0 100644
--- a/csst_common/data_manager.py
+++ b/csst_common/data_manager.py
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ class CsstMsDataManager:
         self.backend = backend
         self.device = device
 
-        # aXe
-        self.set_env()
-
         # change to working directory
         os.chdir(self.dir_l1)
         # clear dir_l1
@@ -937,7 +934,6 @@ class CsstMsDataManager:
             dir_l0=dir_l0,
             dir_l1=dir_l1,
             path_aux=path_aux,
-            use_dfs=use_dfs,
             n_jobs=n_jobs,
             backend=backend,
             device=device,