diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
index 59767a4d0..58534ee32 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
@@ -328,19 +328,19 @@ BootstrapGentooCommon() {
 
   case "$PACKAGE_MANAGER" in
     (paludis)
-      "$SUDO" cave resolve --preserve-world --keep-targets if-possible $PACKAGES -x
+      $SUDO cave resolve --preserve-world --keep-targets if-possible $PACKAGES -x
       ;;
     (pkgcore)
-      "$SUDO" pmerge --noreplace --oneshot $PACKAGES
+      $SUDO pmerge --noreplace --oneshot $PACKAGES
       ;;
     (portage|*)
-      "$SUDO" emerge --noreplace --oneshot $PACKAGES
+      $SUDO emerge --noreplace --oneshot $PACKAGES
       ;;
   esac
 }
 
 BootstrapFreeBsd() {
-  "$SUDO" pkg install -Ay \
+  $SUDO pkg install -Ay \
     python \
     py27-virtualenv \
     augeas \
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/free_bsd.sh b/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/free_bsd.sh
index c9abd22eb..deb2e2115 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/free_bsd.sh
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/free_bsd.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BootstrapFreeBsd() {
-  "$SUDO" pkg install -Ay \
+  $SUDO pkg install -Ay \
     python \
     py27-virtualenv \
     augeas \
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/gentoo_common.sh b/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/gentoo_common.sh
index 1d8211df4..580b69a0d 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/gentoo_common.sh
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/gentoo_common.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ BootstrapGentooCommon() {
 
   case "$PACKAGE_MANAGER" in
     (paludis)
-      "$SUDO" cave resolve --preserve-world --keep-targets if-possible $PACKAGES -x
+      $SUDO cave resolve --preserve-world --keep-targets if-possible $PACKAGES -x
       ;;
     (pkgcore)
-      "$SUDO" pmerge --noreplace --oneshot $PACKAGES
+      $SUDO pmerge --noreplace --oneshot $PACKAGES
       ;;
     (portage|*)
-      "$SUDO" emerge --noreplace --oneshot $PACKAGES
+      $SUDO emerge --noreplace --oneshot $PACKAGES
       ;;
   esac
 }