diff --git a/envfiles/python/3.8 b/envfiles/python/3.8
index e5205a14d72dce070c33c1db246e45cbd051f9e2..fd82f8fb5dbf17a21c5b3e4e337ff7aad750f396 100644
--- a/envfiles/python/3.8
+++ b/envfiles/python/3.8
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ if { [module-info mode load] || [module-info mode switch2] } {
     puts stdout "deactivate;"
 }
 
-
-unset-alias python
-unset-alias python3
-set-alias python python3.8
-set-alias python3 python3.8
+# as a file need to be sourced, following is commented to avoid issues
+# when loading from old scripts.
+#unset-alias python
+#unset-alias python3
+#set-alias python python3.8
+#set-alias python3 python3.8
 
 append-path  PE_PRODUCT_LIST  PYTHON.$PYTHON_LVL