diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-action.yml b/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
index b3d167a7684..14da1bc6dc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
@@ -1119,6 +1119,7 @@ jobs:
           RAISE_DEPRECATIONS_RUNTIME_ERRORS: "1"
           SALT_TRANSPORT: ${{ matrix.transport }}
           TMPDIR: ${{ runner.temp }}
+        shell: powershell
         run: >
           nox --force-color -e ${{ inputs.nox-session }} -- ${{ matrix.tests-chunk }} --
           -k "win" --suppress-no-test-exit-code
@@ -1145,6 +1146,7 @@ jobs:
           RAISE_DEPRECATIONS_RUNTIME_ERRORS: "1"
           SALT_TRANSPORT: ${{ matrix.transport }}
           TMPDIR: ${{ runner.temp }}
+        shell: powershell
         run: >
           nox --force-color -e ${{ inputs.nox-session }} -- ${{ matrix.tests-chunk }} --
           -k "win" --suppress-no-test-exit-code --no-fast-tests --slow-tests
@@ -1171,6 +1173,7 @@ jobs:
           RAISE_DEPRECATIONS_RUNTIME_ERRORS: "1"
           SALT_TRANSPORT: ${{ matrix.transport }}
           TMPDIR: ${{ runner.temp }}
+        shell: powershell
         run: >
           nox --force-color -e ${{ inputs.nox-session }} -- ${{ matrix.tests-chunk }} --
           -k "win" --suppress-no-test-exit-code --no-fast-tests --core-tests
@@ -1197,6 +1200,7 @@ jobs:
           RAISE_DEPRECATIONS_RUNTIME_ERRORS: "1"
           SALT_TRANSPORT: ${{ matrix.transport }}
           TMPDIR: ${{ runner.temp }}
+        shell: powershell
         run: >
           nox --force-color -e ${{ inputs.nox-session }} -- ${{ matrix.tests-chunk }} --
           -k "win" --suppress-no-test-exit-code --no-fast-tests --flaky-jail
@@ -1223,6 +1227,7 @@ jobs:
           RAISE_DEPRECATIONS_RUNTIME_ERRORS: "1"
           SALT_TRANSPORT: ${{ matrix.transport }}
           TMPDIR: ${{ runner.temp }}
+        shell: powershell
         run: >
           nox --force-color -e ${{ inputs.nox-session }} -- ${{ matrix.tests-chunk }} --
           --slow-tests --core-tests -k "win" --test-group-count=${{ matrix.test-group-count || 1 }} --test-group=${{ matrix.test-group || 1 }}
diff --git a/salt/modules/cmdmod.py b/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
index d6fc69f4a18..fe1d4412d00 100644
--- a/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
+++ b/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
@@ -2942,35 +2942,6 @@ def _cleanup_tempfile(path):
             cmd_path = _cmd_quote(path, escape=False)
         else:
             cmd_path = path
-            # import pathlib
-            # if not env:
-            #     env = {}
-            # if shell.lower() == "powershell":
-            #     mod_paths = [
-            #         pathlib.Path(
-            #             rf'{os.getenv("SystemRoot")}\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules'
-            #         ),
-            #         pathlib.Path(rf'{os.getenv("ProgramFiles")}\WindowsPowerShell\Modules'),
-            #     ]
-            # else:
-            #     mod_paths = [
-            #         pathlib.Path(rf'{os.getenv("ProgramFiles")}\PowerShell\Modules'),
-            #         pathlib.Path(rf'{os.getenv("ProgramFiles")}\PowerShell\6.0.0\Modules'),
-            #         pathlib.Path(rf'{os.getenv("ProgramFiles")}\PowerShell\7\Modules'),
-            #     ]
-            # ps_module_path = [
-            #     pathlib.Path(x) for x in os.getenv("PSModulePath", "").split(";")
-            # ]
-            # for mod_path in mod_paths:
-            #     if mod_path.exists():
-            #         if mod_path not in ps_module_path:
-            #             ps_module_path.append(mod_path)
-            # mod_paths = ""
-            # for mod_path in ps_module_path:
-            #     if mod_path:
-            #         mod_paths += f"{str(path)};"
-            # env.update({"PSModulePath": mod_paths})
-            # env.update({"PSModulePath": ""})
     else:
         cmd_path = _cmd_quote(path)
 
diff --git a/tests/pytests/functional/modules/cmd/test_script.py b/tests/pytests/functional/modules/cmd/test_script.py
index b7093badfde..dcdd632fa70 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/functional/modules/cmd/test_script.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/functional/modules/cmd/test_script.py
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@ def test_windows_script_args_powershell(cmd, shell, issue_56195):
     )
     script = "salt://issue-56195/test.ps1"
 
-    ps_path = {"PSModulePath": ""}
-    ret = cmd.script(source=script, args=args, shell=shell, saltenv="base", env=ps_path)
-
-    import_result = cmd.run("Import-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.Security", shell=shell)
-    powershell_version = cmd.run("$PSVersionTable", shell=shell)
-    ps_module_path = cmd.run("$env:PSModulePath", shell=shell)
+    ret = cmd.script(source=script, args=args, shell=shell, saltenv="base")
 
     assert ret["stdout"] == password