diff --git a/scripts/delete-unused.sh b/scripts/delete-unused.sh
index ce76d29f..2da61517 100755
--- a/scripts/delete-unused.sh
+++ b/scripts/delete-unused.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This will delete unused (from example from a previous failed installation) specs that
 # are no longer in the current installation
-spack -e . python -c 'from spack.cmd import uninstall; uninstall.do_uninstall([x for x in spack.store.STORE.db.query_local() if not any(x.satisfies(y) for y in spack.environment.active_environment().all_specs_generator())], False)'
+spack python -c 'from spack.cmd import uninstall; uninstall.do_uninstall([x for x in spack.store.STORE.db.query_local() if not any(x.satisfies(y) for y in spack.environment.active_environment().all_specs_generator())], False)'
 
 # Same command but only print what would be deleted
-# spack -e . python -c 'print([x.name for x in spack.store.STORE.db.query_local() if not any(x.satisfies(y) for y in spack.environment.active_environment().all_specs_generator())])'
+# spack python -c 'print([x.name for x in spack.store.STORE.db.query_local() if not any(x.satisfies(y) for y in spack.environment.active_environment().all_specs_generator())])'