diff --git a/src/entities/MikroLog.ts b/src/entities/MikroLog.ts
index c87a625..70f4ca6 100644
--- a/src/entities/MikroLog.ts
+++ b/src/entities/MikroLog.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export class MikroLog {
   private static correlationId: string;
   private static debugSamplingLevel: number;
   private static isDebugLogSampled: boolean;
+  private coldStart = true;
 
   private constructor() {
     MikroLog.metadataConfig = {};
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@ export class MikroLog {
     MikroLog.correlationId = '';
     MikroLog.debugSamplingLevel = this.initDebugSampleLevel();
     MikroLog.isDebugLogSampled = true;
-
-    process.env.IS_COLD_START = 'true';
   }
 
   /**
@@ -94,12 +93,13 @@ export class MikroLog {
 
   /**
    * @description Is this a Lambda cold start?
-   *
-   * Setting the value in the process environment makes it possible
-   * to persist the value to subsequent calls, also by other libraries.
    */
   public isColdStart(): boolean {
-    if (process.env.IS_COLD_START === 'true') return true;
+    if (this.coldStart) {
+      this.coldStart = false;
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/MikroLog.test.ts b/tests/MikroLog.test.ts
index 60dc541..a48fdc8 100644
--- a/tests/MikroLog.test.ts
+++ b/tests/MikroLog.test.ts
@@ -589,36 +589,3 @@ test.serial('It should be able to merge enrichment even if input is essentially
   // @ts-ignore
   t.deepEqual(response, expected);
 });
-
-test.serial(
-  'It should retain the cold start status between multiple calls in the same process',
-  (t) => {
-    MikroLog.reset();
-
-    const logger = MikroLog.start({ metadataConfig });
-    const response1: any = logger.log('');
-    const response2: any = logger.log('');
-
-    const expected = response1.isColdStart === true && response2.isColdStart === true;
-
-    // @ts-ignore
-    t.is(expected, true);
-  }
-);
-
-test.serial(
-  'It should not reuse the cold start status between calls when "IS_COLD_START" is not set',
-  (t) => {
-    MikroLog.reset();
-
-    const logger = MikroLog.start({ metadataConfig });
-    const response1: any = logger.log('');
-    process.env.IS_COLD_START = 'false';
-    const response2: any = logger.log('');
-
-    const expected = response1.isColdStart === true && response2.isColdStart === false;
-
-    // @ts-ignore
-    t.is(expected, true);
-  }
-);