diff --git a/atom/browser/lib/init.coffee b/atom/browser/lib/init.coffee
index e9beed02d6..e3b15dee21 100644
--- a/atom/browser/lib/init.coffee
+++ b/atom/browser/lib/init.coffee
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'common', 'lib', 'init')
 globalPaths = Module.globalPaths
 globalPaths.push path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'api', 'lib', 'exports')
 
-unless process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_OLD_STYLE_MODULES
+unless process.env.ELECTRON_HIDE_INTERNAL_MODULES
   globalPaths.push path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'api', 'lib')
 
 if process.platform is 'win32'
diff --git a/atom/common/lib/init.coffee b/atom/common/lib/init.coffee
index a92871994d..735d9b0a31 100644
--- a/atom/common/lib/init.coffee
+++ b/atom/common/lib/init.coffee
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ process.atomBinding = (name) ->
   catch e
     process.binding "atom_common_#{name}" if /No such module/.test e.message
 
-unless process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_OLD_STYLE_MODULES
+unless process.env.ELECTRON_HIDE_INTERNAL_MODULES
   # Add common/api/lib to module search paths.
   Module.globalPaths.push path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'api', 'lib')
 
diff --git a/atom/renderer/lib/init.coffee b/atom/renderer/lib/init.coffee
index 4f0e6a3287..596c2f786d 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/lib/init.coffee
+++ b/atom/renderer/lib/init.coffee
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'common', 'lib', 'init')
 globalPaths = Module.globalPaths
 globalPaths.push path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'api', 'lib', 'exports')
 
-unless process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_OLD_STYLE_MODULES
+unless process.env.ELECTRON_HIDE_INTERNAL_MODULES
   globalPaths.push path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'api', 'lib')
 
 # The global variable will be used by ipc for event dispatching