diff --git a/scripts/__init_script__.php b/scripts/__init_script__.php
index ba3c9562ae..fef1107998 100644
--- a/scripts/__init_script__.php
+++ b/scripts/__init_script__.php
@@ -33,3 +33,36 @@ phutil_load_library(dirname(__FILE__).'/../src/');
 // NOTE: This is dangerous in general, but we know we're in a script context and
 // are not vulnerable to CSRF.
 AphrontWriteGuard::allowDangerousUnguardedWrites(true);
+
+$include_path = ini_get('include_path');
+ini_set('include_path', $include_path.':'.dirname(__FILE__).'/../../');
+
+require_once dirname(dirname(__FILE__)).'/conf/__init_conf__.php';
+
+$env = isset($_SERVER['PHABRICATOR_ENV'])
+  ? $_SERVER['PHABRICATOR_ENV']
+  : getenv('PHABRICATOR_ENV');
+if (!$env) {
+  echo "Define PHABRICATOR_ENV before running this script.\n";
+  exit(1);
+}
+
+$conf = phabricator_read_config_file($env);
+$conf['phabricator.env'] = $env;
+
+phutil_require_module('phabricator', 'infrastructure/env');
+PhabricatorEnv::setEnvConfig($conf);
+
+phutil_load_library('arcanist/src');
+
+foreach (PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('load-libraries') as $library) {
+  phutil_load_library($library);
+}
+
+PhutilErrorHandler::initialize();
+PhabricatorEventEngine::initialize();
+
+$tz = PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('phabricator.timezone');
+if ($tz) {
+  date_default_timezone_set($tz);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/celerity_mapper.php b/scripts/celerity_mapper.php
index a270b47ca0..449be2b80c 100755
--- a/scripts/celerity_mapper.php
+++ b/scripts/celerity_mapper.php
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ $package_spec = array(
 
 
 require_once dirname(__FILE__).'/__init_script__.php';
-require_once dirname(__FILE__).'/__init_env__.php';
 
 if ($argc != 2) {
   $self = basename($argv[0]);
diff --git a/scripts/crossref/generate_php_symbols.php b/scripts/crossref/generate_php_symbols.php
index d46460c054..2a8de4738f 100755
--- a/scripts/crossref/generate_php_symbols.php
+++ b/scripts/crossref/generate_php_symbols.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'console');
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'parser/xhpast/bin');
diff --git a/scripts/crossref/import_project_symbols.php b/scripts/crossref/import_project_symbols.php
index 058e8d07f1..fde7fb9ebd 100755
--- a/scripts/crossref/import_project_symbols.php
+++ b/scripts/crossref/import_project_symbols.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 if ($argc !== 2) {
   echo phutil_console_format(
diff --git a/scripts/daemon/phabricator_daemon_launcher.php b/scripts/daemon/phabricator_daemon_launcher.php
index 08a04356d3..c1e1e36970 100755
--- a/scripts/daemon/phabricator_daemon_launcher.php
+++ b/scripts/daemon/phabricator_daemon_launcher.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 phutil_require_module('phabricator', 'infrastructure/daemon/control');
 $control = new PhabricatorDaemonControl();
diff --git a/scripts/mail/mail_handler.php b/scripts/mail/mail_handler.php
index e3225f3623..2b49c910bb 100755
--- a/scripts/mail/mail_handler.php
+++ b/scripts/mail/mail_handler.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ if ($argc > 1) {
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 require_once $root.'/externals/mimemailparser/MimeMailParser.class.php';
 
 phutil_require_module(
diff --git a/scripts/repository/rebuild_summaries.php b/scripts/repository/rebuild_summaries.php
index 68fa69ecc3..a248d370ba 100755
--- a/scripts/repository/rebuild_summaries.php
+++ b/scripts/repository/rebuild_summaries.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'symbols');
 PhutilSymbolLoader::loadClass('PhabricatorRepository');
diff --git a/scripts/repository/reparse.php b/scripts/repository/reparse.php
index c9d435fff5..f6e0fff060 100755
--- a/scripts/repository/reparse.php
+++ b/scripts/repository/reparse.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'console');
 
diff --git a/scripts/repository/test_connection.php b/scripts/repository/test_connection.php
index 9757f9161d..9325ae2207 100755
--- a/scripts/repository/test_connection.php
+++ b/scripts/repository/test_connection.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'console');
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'future/exec');
diff --git a/scripts/search/index_one_commit.php b/scripts/search/index_one_commit.php
index b89faefe10..d75f8c3184 100755
--- a/scripts/search/index_one_commit.php
+++ b/scripts/search/index_one_commit.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 if (empty($argv[1])) {
   echo "usage: index_one_commit.php <commit_name>\n";
diff --git a/scripts/search/reindex_all_users.php b/scripts/search/reindex_all_users.php
index 3c9f576404..b829d5843a 100755
--- a/scripts/search/reindex_all_users.php
+++ b/scripts/search/reindex_all_users.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 $users = id(new PhabricatorUser())->loadAll();
 echo "Indexing ".count($users)." users";
diff --git a/scripts/search/reindex_everything.php b/scripts/search/reindex_everything.php
index d0ee0079c6..0e4eea2c03 100755
--- a/scripts/search/reindex_everything.php
+++ b/scripts/search/reindex_everything.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 // TODO: Get rid of this script eventually, once this stuff is better-formalized
 // in Timeline consumers.
diff --git a/scripts/search/reindex_maniphest.php b/scripts/search/reindex_maniphest.php
index 45a99b4788..89235c6590 100755
--- a/scripts/search/reindex_maniphest.php
+++ b/scripts/search/reindex_maniphest.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 ini_set('memory_limit', -1);
 $tasks = id(new ManiphestTask())->loadAll();
diff --git a/scripts/sql/upgrade_schema.php b/scripts/sql/upgrade_schema.php
index 04bc25efab..673b0608d8 100755
--- a/scripts/sql/upgrade_schema.php
+++ b/scripts/sql/upgrade_schema.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'console');
 phutil_require_module('phabricator', 'infrastructure/setup/sql');
diff --git a/scripts/user/account_admin.php b/scripts/user/account_admin.php
index 7ceeff230b..cadab1db62 100755
--- a/scripts/user/account_admin.php
+++ b/scripts/user/account_admin.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
 require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
-require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
 
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'console');
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'future/exec');
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/daemon/base/PhabricatorDaemon.php b/src/infrastructure/daemon/base/PhabricatorDaemon.php
index 0f6d56e14f..a53257bc6a 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/daemon/base/PhabricatorDaemon.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/daemon/base/PhabricatorDaemon.php
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ abstract class PhabricatorDaemon extends PhutilDaemon {
 
     $phabricator = phutil_get_library_root('phabricator');
     $root = dirname($phabricator);
-    require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
-
-    // Daemons may perform writes.
-    AphrontWriteGuard::allowDangerousUnguardedWrites(true);
+    require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/daemon/base/__init__.php b/src/infrastructure/daemon/base/__init__.php
index 8f22a77cd7..561cdb4337 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/daemon/base/__init__.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/daemon/base/__init__.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 phutil_require_module('phabricator', 'aphront/console/plugin/errorlog/api');
 phutil_require_module('phabricator', 'aphront/console/plugin/event/api');
-phutil_require_module('phabricator', 'aphront/writeguard');
 
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'daemon/base');
 phutil_require_module('phutil', 'moduleutils');
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/testing/testcase/PhabricatorTestCase.php b/src/infrastructure/testing/testcase/PhabricatorTestCase.php
index 67dc5a205c..6b4d274195 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/testing/testcase/PhabricatorTestCase.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/testing/testcase/PhabricatorTestCase.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ abstract class PhabricatorTestCase extends ArcanistPhutilTestCase {
 
   protected function willRunTests() {
     $root = dirname(phutil_get_library_root('phabricator'));
-    require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_env__.php';
+    require_once $root.'/scripts/__init_script__.php';
 
     $config = $this->getComputedConfiguration();