diff --git a/.evergreen.yml b/.evergreen.yml
index bfa2564ef..895ca6cb8 100644
--- a/.evergreen.yml
+++ b/.evergreen.yml
@@ -11023,8 +11023,6 @@ tasks:
           mongosh_test_force_api_strict: "1"
   - name: compile_artifact
     tags: ["compile-artifact"]
-    vars:
-      distro_id: ${distro_id}
     depends_on:
       - name: compile_ts
         variant: linux_unit
@@ -11036,7 +11034,6 @@ tasks:
       - func: compile_artifact
         vars:
           node_js_version: "20.18.0"
-          distro_id: ${distro_id}
       - func: upload_compiled_artifact
         vars:
           node_js_version: "20.18.0"
diff --git a/.evergreen/compile-artifact.sh b/.evergreen/compile-artifact.sh
index 2d3f93250..d04e97cc5 100755
--- a/.evergreen/compile-artifact.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/compile-artifact.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ trap "rm -rf /tmp/m" EXIT
 export TMP=/tmp/m
 export TMPDIR=/tmp/m
 
-if [ $(uname) = Darwin ]; then
+if [ `uname` = Darwin ]; then
   # match what Node.js 20 does on their own builder machines
   export CFLAGS='-mmacosx-version-min=10.15'
   export CXXFLAGS='-mmacosx-version-min=10.15'
diff --git a/.evergreen/evergreen.yml.in b/.evergreen/evergreen.yml.in
index fff0e7224..c0827f931 100644
--- a/.evergreen/evergreen.yml.in
+++ b/.evergreen/evergreen.yml.in
@@ -1171,8 +1171,6 @@ tasks:
           mongosh_test_force_api_strict: "1"
   - name: compile_artifact
     tags: ["compile-artifact"]
-    vars:
-      distro_id: ${distro_id}
     depends_on:
       - name: compile_ts
         variant: linux_unit
@@ -1184,7 +1182,6 @@ tasks:
       - func: compile_artifact
         vars:
           node_js_version: "<% out(NODE_JS_VERSION_20) %>"
-          distro_id: ${distro_id}
       - func: upload_compiled_artifact
         vars:
           node_js_version: "<% out(NODE_JS_VERSION_20) %>"
diff --git a/.evergreen/install-npm-deps.sh b/.evergreen/install-npm-deps.sh
index 4a2cf4c3e..c6841d3f8 100644
--- a/.evergreen/install-npm-deps.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/install-npm-deps.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 set -e
 set -x
 
-echo "DISTRO ID: ${DISTRO_ID}"
 if [[ "${DISTRO_ID}" =~ ^(rhel) ]]; then
   # force because of issues with peer deps and semver pre-releases,
   # install rather than ci because `npm ci` can only install packages when your