diff --git a/.changeset/early-scissors-beg.md b/.changeset/early-scissors-beg.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b3d85e430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-scissors-beg.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Removes the default throw behavior in `astro:env`
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/app/pipeline.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/app/pipeline.ts
index 4f753419a0..f3813e12ac 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/app/pipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/app/pipeline.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export class AppPipeline extends Pipeline {
 			undefined,
 			undefined,
 			undefined,
-			false,
 			defaultRoutes,
 		);
 		pipeline.#manifestData = manifestData;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/base-pipeline.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/base-pipeline.ts
index 4eeb2f0525..0dcd9ac529 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/base-pipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/base-pipeline.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export abstract class Pipeline {
 		 * Used for `Astro.site`.
 		 */
 		readonly site = manifest.site ? new URL(manifest.site) : undefined,
-		readonly callSetGetEnv = true,
 		/**
 		 * Array of built-in, internal, routes.
 		 * Used to find the route module
@@ -71,13 +70,6 @@ export abstract class Pipeline {
 				createI18nMiddleware(i18n, manifest.base, manifest.trailingSlash, manifest.buildFormat),
 			);
 		}
-		// In SSR, getSecret should fail by default. Setting it here will run before the
-		// adapter override.
-		if (callSetGetEnv && manifest.experimentalEnvGetSecretEnabled) {
-			setGetEnv(() => {
-				throw new AstroError(AstroErrorData.EnvUnsupportedGetSecret);
-			}, true);
-		}
 	}
 
 	abstract headElements(routeData: RouteData): Promise<HeadElements> | HeadElements;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/errors/errors-data.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/errors/errors-data.ts
index e8492584a9..085f52dfbf 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/errors/errors-data.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/errors/errors-data.ts
@@ -1174,17 +1174,6 @@ export const EnvInvalidVariables = {
 		`The following environment variables defined in \`experimental.env.schema\` are invalid:\n\n${errors.map((err) => `- ${err}`).join('\n')}\n`,
 } satisfies ErrorData;
 
-/**
- * @docs
- * @description
- * The `astro:env/server` exported function `getSecret()` is not supported by your adapter.
- */
-export const EnvUnsupportedGetSecret = {
-	name: 'EnvUnsupportedGetSecret',
-	title: 'Unsupported astro:env getSecret',
-	message: '`astro:env/server` exported function `getSecret` is not supported by your adapter.',
-} satisfies ErrorData;
-
 /**
  * @docs
  * @description