diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/publishing/publishing-events-query.post.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/publishing/publishing-events-query.post.desc.xml
index a808187e00..f1d7313fde 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/publishing/publishing-events-query.post.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/publishing/publishing-events-query.post.desc.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <webscript>
    <shortname>Query Publishing Events</shortname>
    <description>Queries for Publishing Events on an Environment.</description>
-   <url>/api/publishing/{site_id}/{environment_id}/events/query</url>
    <url>/api/publishing/{site_id}/events/query</url>
    <format default="json"/>
    <authentication>user</authentication>
@@ -12,10 +11,6 @@
          <shortname>site_id</shortname>
          <description>The id of the site to query.</description>
       </arg>
-      <arg>
-         <shortname>environment_id</shortname>
-         <description>The id of the environment to query.</description>
-      </arg>
    </args>
    <requests>
       <request>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/publishing/publishing-queue.post.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/publishing/publishing-queue.post.desc.xml
index 17cc3376c4..3d4d4519b5 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/publishing/publishing-queue.post.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/publishing/publishing-queue.post.desc.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <webscript>
    <shortname>Post Content to Publishing Queue</shortname>
    <description>Place a new Publishing Event on the Publishing Queue for the specified Environment.</description>
-   <url>/api/publishing/{site_id}/{environment_id}/queue</url>
    <url>/api/publishing/{site_id}/queue</url>
    <format default="json"/>
    <authentication>user</authentication>
@@ -12,10 +11,6 @@
          <shortname>site_id</shortname>
          <description>The id of the site to publish to.</description>
       </arg>
-      <arg>
-         <shortname>environment_id</shortname>
-         <description>The id of the environment to publish to. If unspecified the default environment is used.</description>
-      </arg>
    </args>
    <requests>
       <request>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingEnvironmentWebScript.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingEnvironmentWebScript.java
index b7ad359269..a2d1f1faba 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingEnvironmentWebScript.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingEnvironmentWebScript.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.publishing;
 
-import static org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.publishing.PublishingWebScriptConstants.ENVIRONMENT_ID;
 import static org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.publishing.PublishingWebScriptConstants.SITE_ID;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -58,21 +57,15 @@ public abstract class PublishingEnvironmentWebScript extends DeclarativeWebScrip
             String msg = "A Site ID must be specified!";
             throw new WebScriptException(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, msg);
         }
-        String environmentId = params.get(ENVIRONMENT_ID);
-        if(environmentId == null)
+        if (defaultEnvironmentId == null)
         {
-            if(defaultEnvironmentId == null)
-            {
-                String msg = "An Environment ID must be specified!";
-                throw new WebScriptException(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, msg);
-            }
-            environmentId = defaultEnvironmentId;
+            String msg = "An Environment ID must be specified!";
+            throw new WebScriptException(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, msg);
         }
-        
-        Environment environment = publishingService.getEnvironment(siteId, environmentId);
+        Environment environment = publishingService.getEnvironment(siteId, defaultEnvironmentId);
         if(environment == null)
         {
-            String msg = "Environment " +environmentId + " does not exist in site " +siteId;
+            String msg = "Environment " + defaultEnvironmentId + " does not exist in site " +siteId;
             throw new WebScriptException(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, msg);
         }
         return new Pair<String, Environment>(siteId, environment);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingWebScriptConstants.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingWebScriptConstants.java
index 78151a7a8c..1e25c5b495 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingWebScriptConstants.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingWebScriptConstants.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ public interface PublishingWebScriptConstants
 {
     // URL Template Keys.
     public static final String SITE_ID = "site_id";
-    public static final String ENVIRONMENT_ID = "environment_id";
 
     // General Model Keys
     public static final String ID = "id";