diff --git a/cmake/modules/envtoh.cmake b/cmake/modules/envtoh.cmake
index ee65e97..62c506d 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/envtoh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/envtoh.cmake
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ foreach(line IN LISTS ENV_LINES)
     continue()
   endif()
 
-  # Trim whitespace only for non-empty, non-comment lines
-  string(REGEX REPLACE "^[ \t]*" "" line "${line}")
-  string(REGEX REPLACE "[ \t]*$" "" line "${line}")
-
   # Expect KEY=VALUE (allow spaces around '=')
   if(NOT line MATCHES "^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*[ \t]*=[ \t]*")
     message(WARNING "Skipping invalid line in ${ENV_FILE}: '${line}'")