diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 7359dae..d0af9a1 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export EDITOR=vim
 export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin
 export HISTSIZE=10000
 export HISTFILESIZE=20000
-export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
+PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
 
 export LESS=-R
 export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\E[1;31m'     # begin blink
diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 6924461..db72d62 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct
-export TERMINAL=alacritty
-export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin
-export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk
+QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct
+TERMINAL=alacritty
+PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin
+SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk