6 files changed, 22 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/types.go b/pkg/api/handlers/types.go
index 35120a1a5..f850db3d8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/types.go
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ type CreateContainerConfig struct {
 	dockerContainer.Config                                // desired container configuration
 	HostConfig             dockerContainer.HostConfig     // host dependent configuration for container
 	NetworkingConfig       dockerNetwork.NetworkingConfig // network configuration for container
+	UnsetEnv               []string                       // unset specified default environment variables
+	UnsetEnvAll            bool                           // unset all default environment variables
 }
 
 // swagger:model IDResponse
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/pods.go b/pkg/domain/entities/pods.go
index 70d2be1e6..b255785c2 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/entities/pods.go
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ type ContainerCreateOptions struct {
 	TTY               bool
 	Timezone          string
 	Umask             string
+	UnsetEnv          []string
+	UnsetEnvAll       bool
 	UIDMap            []string
 	Ulimit            []string
 	User              string
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
index 002b4ace3..40a18a6ac 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ func CompleteSpec(ctx context.Context, r *libpod.Runtime, s *specgen.SpecGenerat
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error parsing fields in containers.conf")
 	}
-	if defaultEnvs["container"] == "" {
-		defaultEnvs["container"] = "podman"
-	}
 	var envs map[string]string
 
 	// Image Environment defaults
@@ -101,9 +98,16 @@ func CompleteSpec(ctx context.Context, r *libpod.Runtime, s *specgen.SpecGenerat
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Env fields from image failed to parse")
 		}
-		defaultEnvs = envLib.Join(defaultEnvs, envs)
+		defaultEnvs = envLib.Join(envLib.DefaultEnvVariables(), envLib.Join(defaultEnvs, envs))
+	}
+
+	for _, e := range s.UnsetEnv {
+		delete(defaultEnvs, e)
 	}
 
+	if s.UnsetEnvAll {
+		defaultEnvs = make(map[string]string)
+	}
 	// First transform the os env into a map. We need it for the labels later in
 	// any case.
 	osEnv, err := envLib.ParseSlice(os.Environ())
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/oci.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/oci.go
index beccd9fc2..1b022b912 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/oci.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/oci.go
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ func SpecGenToOCI(ctx context.Context, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, rt *libpod.Runt
 	for key, val := range s.Annotations {
 		g.AddAnnotation(key, val)
 	}
-	g.AddProcessEnv("container", "podman")
 
 	g.Config.Linux.Resources = s.ResourceLimits
 	// Devices
@@ -332,6 +331,7 @@ func SpecGenToOCI(ctx context.Context, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, rt *libpod.Runt
 
 	BlockAccessToKernelFilesystems(s.Privileged, s.PidNS.IsHost(), s.Mask, s.Unmask, &g)
 
+	g.ClearProcessEnv()
 	for name, val := range s.Env {
 		g.AddProcessEnv(name, val)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/specgen.go b/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
index 310695c3b..0e257ad4c 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ type ContainerBasicConfig struct {
 	// The execution domain system allows Linux to provide limited support
 	// for binaries compiled under other UNIX-like operating systems.
 	Personality *spec.LinuxPersonality `json:"personality,omitempty"`
+	// UnsetEnv unsets the specified default environment variables from the image or from buildin or containers.conf
+	// Optional.
+	UnsetEnv []string `json:"unsetenv,omitempty"`
+	// UnsetEnvAll unsetall default environment variables from the image or from buildin or containers.conf
+	// UnsetEnvAll unsets all default environment variables from the image or from buildin
+	// Optional.
+	UnsetEnvAll bool `json:"unsetenvall,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ContainerStorageConfig contains information on the storage configuration of a
diff --git a/pkg/specgenutil/specgen.go b/pkg/specgenutil/specgen.go
index 91f5165f2..c110b9e97 100644
--- a/pkg/specgenutil/specgen.go
+++ b/pkg/specgenutil/specgen.go
@@ -711,6 +711,8 @@ func FillOutSpecGen(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *entities.ContainerCreateOptions
 	s.Umask = c.Umask
 	s.PidFile = c.PidFile
 	s.Volatile = c.Rm
+	s.UnsetEnv = c.UnsetEnv
+	s.UnsetEnvAll = c.UnsetEnvAll
 
 	// Initcontainers
 	s.InitContainerType = c.InitContainerType