diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/configuration/base.rb b/lib/datadog/core/configuration/base.rb
index 4bd70f4ec0e..aa4666260ea 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/configuration/base.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/configuration/base.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require_relative '../environment/variable_helpers'
 require_relative 'options'
 
 module Datadog
@@ -8,8 +7,6 @@ module Configuration
       # @public_api
       module Base
         def self.included(base)
-          base.extend(Core::Environment::VariableHelpers)
-          base.include(Core::Environment::VariableHelpers)
           base.include(Options)
 
           base.extend(ClassMethods)
diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers.rb b/lib/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers.rb
index ac56e7b3dc3..65e2ddf1c4a 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers.rb
@@ -29,75 +29,6 @@ def env_to_bool(var, default = nil, deprecation_warning: true)
           end
         end
 
-        # Reads an environment variable as an Integer.
-        #
-        # @param [String] var environment variable
-        # @param [Array<String>] var list of environment variables
-        # @param [Integer] default the default value if the keys in `var` are not present in the environment
-        # @param [Boolean] deprecation_warning when `var` is a list, record a deprecation log when
-        #   the first key in `var` is not used.
-        # @return [Integer] if the environment value is a valid Integer
-        # @return [default] if the environment value is not found
-        def env_to_int(var, default = nil, deprecation_warning: true)
-          var = decode_array(var, deprecation_warning)
-          var && ENV.key?(var) ? ENV[var].to_i : default
-        end
-
-        # Reads an environment variable as a Float.
-        #
-        # @param [String] var environment variable
-        # @param [Array<String>] var list of environment variables
-        # @param [Float] default the default value if the keys in `var` are not present in the environment
-        # @param [Boolean] deprecation_warning when `var` is a list, record a deprecation log when
-        #   the first key in `var` is not used.
-        # @return [Float] if the environment value is a valid Float
-        # @return [default] if the environment value is not found
-        def env_to_float(var, default = nil, deprecation_warning: true)
-          var = decode_array(var, deprecation_warning)
-          var && ENV.key?(var) ? ENV[var].to_f : default
-        end
-
-        # Parses comma- or space-separated lists.
-        #
-        # If a comma is present, then the list is considered comma-separated.
-        # Otherwise, it is considered space-separated.
-        #
-        # After the entries are separated, commas and whitespaces that are
-        # either trailing or leading are trimmed.
-        #
-        # Empty entries, after trimmed, are also removed from the result.
-        #
-        # @param [String] var environment variable
-        # @param [Array<String>] var list of environment variables
-        # @param [Array<Object>] default the default value if the keys in `var` are not present in the environment
-        # @param [Boolean] deprecation_warning when `var` is a list, record a deprecation log when
-        #   the first key in `var` is not used.
-        # @return [Array<Object>] if the environment value is a valid list
-        # @return [default] if the environment value is not found
-        def env_to_list(var, default = [], comma_separated_only:, deprecation_warning: true)
-          var = decode_array(var, deprecation_warning)
-          if var && ENV.key?(var)
-            value = ENV[var]
-
-            values = if value.include?(',') || comma_separated_only
-                       value.split(',')
-                     else
-                       value.split(' ') # rubocop:disable Style/RedundantArgument
-                     end
-
-            values.map! do |v|
-              v.gsub!(/\A[\s,]*|[\s,]*\Z/, '')
-
-              v.empty? ? nil : v
-            end
-
-            values.compact!
-            values
-          else
-            default
-          end
-        end
-
         private
 
         def decode_array(var, deprecation_warning)
diff --git a/lib/datadog/tracing/configuration/settings.rb b/lib/datadog/tracing/configuration/settings.rb
index 8270e0271f6..b934792997e 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/tracing/configuration/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/tracing/configuration/settings.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require_relative '../../tracing/configuration/ext'
+require_relative '../../core/environment/variable_helpers'
 require_relative 'http'
 
 module Datadog
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ def self.extended(base)
                 option :enabled do |o|
                   o.type :bool
                   o.default do
-                    disabled = env_to_bool(Tracing::Configuration::Ext::ClientIp::ENV_DISABLED)
+                    disabled = Core::Environment::VariableHelpers.env_to_bool(Tracing::Configuration::Ext::ClientIp::ENV_DISABLED)
 
                     enabled = if disabled.nil?
                                 false
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ def self.extended(base)
                               end
 
                     # ENABLED env var takes precedence over deprecated DISABLED
-                    env_to_bool(Tracing::Configuration::Ext::ClientIp::ENV_ENABLED, enabled)
+                    Core::Environment::VariableHelpers.env_to_bool(Tracing::Configuration::Ext::ClientIp::ENV_ENABLED, enabled)
                   end
                 end
 
diff --git a/sig/datadog/appsec/configuration/settings.rbs b/sig/datadog/appsec/configuration/settings.rbs
index 0d069ec4de6..41f594921ff 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/appsec/configuration/settings.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/appsec/configuration/settings.rbs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module Datadog
     module Configuration
       # Settings
       module Settings
-        extend Datadog::Core::Environment::VariableHelpers
         extend Datadog::Core::Configuration::Base::ClassMethods
         include Datadog::Core::Configuration::Base::InstanceMethods
         extend Datadog::Core::Configuration::Options::ClassMethods
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers.rbs
index 1bbf6bcb8ed..6c7ff2607f7 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers.rbs
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ module Datadog
 
         def env_to_bool: (untyped var, ?untyped? default) -> untyped
 
-        def env_to_int: (untyped var, ?untyped? default) -> untyped
-
-        def env_to_float: (untyped var, ?untyped? default) -> untyped
-
-        def env_to_list: (untyped var, ?untyped default) -> untyped
-
         private
 
         def decode_array: (untyped var) -> untyped
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/configuration/base_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/configuration/base_spec.rb
index ca535dfb75c..75c1c8d04e7 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/configuration/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/configuration/base_spec.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
     describe 'instance behavior' do
       subject(:base_object) { base_class.new }
 
-      it { is_expected.to be_a_kind_of(Datadog::Core::Environment::VariableHelpers) }
-
       describe '#initialize' do
         subject(:base_object) { base_class.new(options) }
 
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers_spec.rb
index c5612543ef1..06403c6af76 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/environment/variable_helpers_spec.rb
@@ -100,188 +100,4 @@
       include_context 'with deprecated options'
     end
   end
-
-  describe '::env_to_int' do
-    subject(:env_to_int) { variable_helpers.env_to_int(var, **options) }
-
-    context 'when env var is not defined' do
-      context 'and default is not defined' do
-        it { is_expected.to be nil }
-      end
-
-      context 'and default is defined' do
-        subject(:env_to_int) { variable_helpers.env_to_int(var, default) }
-
-        let(:default) { double }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be default }
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when env var is set as' do
-      include_context 'env var'
-
-      context '0' do
-        let(:env_value) { '0' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq 0 }
-      end
-
-      context '1' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq 1 }
-      end
-
-      context '1.5' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1.5' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq 1 }
-      end
-
-      context 'test' do
-        let(:env_value) { 'test' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq 0 }
-      end
-
-      include_context 'with deprecated options'
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe '::env_to_float' do
-    subject(:env_to_float) { variable_helpers.env_to_float(var, **options) }
-
-    context 'when env var is not defined' do
-      context 'and default is not defined' do
-        it { is_expected.to be nil }
-      end
-
-      context 'and default is defined' do
-        subject(:env_to_float) { variable_helpers.env_to_float(var, default) }
-
-        let(:default) { double }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be default }
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when env var is set as' do
-      include_context 'env var'
-
-      context '0' do
-        let(:env_value) { '0' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq 0.0 }
-      end
-
-      context '1' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq 1.0 }
-      end
-
-      context '1.5' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1.5' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq 1.5 }
-      end
-
-      context 'test' do
-        let(:env_value) { 'test' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq 0.0 }
-      end
-
-      include_context 'with deprecated options'
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe '::env_to_list' do
-    subject(:env_to_list) { variable_helpers.env_to_list(var, comma_separated_only: false, **options) }
-
-    context 'when env var is not defined' do
-      context 'and default is not defined' do
-        it { is_expected.to eq([]) }
-      end
-
-      context 'and default is defined' do
-        subject(:env_to_list) { variable_helpers.env_to_list(var, default, comma_separated_only: false) }
-
-        let(:default) { double }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be default }
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when env var is set' do
-      include_context 'env var'
-
-      context '\'\'' do
-        let(:env_value) { '' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq([]) }
-      end
-
-      context ',' do
-        let(:env_value) { ',' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq([]) }
-      end
-
-      context '1' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq(['1']) }
-      end
-
-      context '1,2' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1,2' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq(%w[1 2]) }
-      end
-
-      context ' 1 , 2 ,  3 ' do
-        let(:env_value) { ' 1 , 2 ,  3 ' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq(%w[1 2 3]) }
-      end
-
-      context '1 2 3' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1 2 3' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq(%w[1 2 3]) }
-      end
-
-      context '1,2 3' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1,2 3' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq(['1', '2 3']) }
-      end
-
-      context ' 1  2   3 ' do
-        let(:env_value) { ' 1  2   3 ' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq(%w[1 2 3]) }
-      end
-
-      context '1,, ,2,3,' do
-        let(:env_value) { '1,, ,2,3,' }
-
-        it { is_expected.to eq(%w[1 2 3]) }
-      end
-
-      context 'and comma_separated_only is set' do
-        subject(:env_to_list) { variable_helpers.env_to_list(var, comma_separated_only: true) }
-
-        context 'value with space' do
-          let(:env_value) { 'value with space' }
-
-          it { is_expected.to eq(['value with space']) }
-        end
-      end
-
-      include_context 'with deprecated options'
-    end
-  end
 end