diff --git a/browser/brave_stats/brave_stats_updater_browsertest.cc b/browser/brave_stats/brave_stats_updater_browsertest.cc
index da400d68acc..72ee564035a 100644
--- a/browser/brave_stats/brave_stats_updater_browsertest.cc
+++ b/browser/brave_stats/brave_stats_updater_browsertest.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class BraveStatsUpdaterBrowserTest : public PlatformBrowserTest {
   }
 
   void SetBaseUpdateURLForTest() {
-    std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
+    auto env = base::Environment::Create();
     env->SetVar("BRAVE_REFERRALS_SERVER",
                 embedded_test_server()->base_url().spec());
   }
diff --git a/browser/extensions/brave_wallet_apitest.cc b/browser/extensions/brave_wallet_apitest.cc
index 6b740378e73..0239f11d59a 100644
--- a/browser/extensions/brave_wallet_apitest.cc
+++ b/browser/extensions/brave_wallet_apitest.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(BraveWalletExtensionApiTest,
 }
 
 IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(BraveWalletExtensionApiTest, BraveWalletAPIAvailable) {
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
   env->SetVar("BRAVE_INFURA_PROJECT_ID", "test-project-id");
   env->SetVar("BRAVE_SERVICES_KEY", "test-brave-key");
   ResultCatcher catcher;
diff --git a/browser/extensions/ethereum_remote_client_util.cc b/browser/extensions/ethereum_remote_client_util.cc
index 68d6e09cb65..9b62c3986a0 100644
--- a/browser/extensions/ethereum_remote_client_util.cc
+++ b/browser/extensions/ethereum_remote_client_util.cc
@@ -32,32 +32,20 @@ bool HasInfuraProjectID() {
     return true;
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-  bool has_project_id = env->HasVar("BRAVE_INFURA_PROJECT_ID");
-
-  return has_project_id;
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
+  return env->HasVar("BRAVE_INFURA_PROJECT_ID");
 }
 
 std::string GetInfuraProjectID() {
-  std::string project_id(BUILDFLAG(BRAVE_INFURA_PROJECT_ID));
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-
-  if (env->HasVar("BRAVE_INFURA_PROJECT_ID")) {
-    env->GetVar("BRAVE_INFURA_PROJECT_ID", &project_id);
-  }
-
-  return project_id;
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
+  return env->GetVar("BRAVE_INFURA_PROJECT_ID")
+      .value_or(BUILDFLAG(BRAVE_INFURA_PROJECT_ID));
 }
 
 std::string GetBraveKey() {
-  std::string brave_key(BUILDFLAG(BRAVE_SERVICES_KEY));
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-
-  if (env->HasVar("BRAVE_SERVICES_KEY")) {
-    env->GetVar("BRAVE_SERVICES_KEY", &brave_key);
-  }
-
-  return brave_key;
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
+  return env->GetVar("BRAVE_SERVICES_KEY")
+      .value_or(BUILDFLAG(BRAVE_SERVICES_KEY));
 }
 
 }  // namespace extensions
diff --git a/chromium_src/chrome/common/channel_info_posix.cc b/chromium_src/chrome/common/channel_info_posix.cc
index 9273b928dee..82fae37933b 100644
--- a/chromium_src/chrome/common/channel_info_posix.cc
+++ b/chromium_src/chrome/common/channel_info_posix.cc
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ std::string GetChannelSuffixForExtraFlagsEnvVarName() {
 
 #if BUILDFLAG(IS_LINUX)
 std::string GetDesktopName(base::Environment* env) {
-  std::string brave_snap;
-  if (env->GetVar("BRAVE_SNAP", &brave_snap) && brave_snap == "1") {
+  if (auto brave_snap = env->GetVar("BRAVE_SNAP");
+      brave_snap && *brave_snap == "1") {
     return "brave.desktop";
   }
 #if defined(OFFICIAL_BUILD)
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ std::string GetDesktopName(base::Environment* env) {
   // Allow $CHROME_DESKTOP to override the built-in value, so that development
   // versions can set themselves as the default without interfering with
   // non-official, packaged versions using the built-in value.
-  std::string name;
-  if (env->GetVar("CHROME_DESKTOP", &name) && !name.empty())
+  if (std::string name = env->GetVar("CHROME_DESKTOP").value_or(std::string());
+      !name.empty()) {
     return name;
+  }
   return "brave-browser.desktop";
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/chromium_src/chrome/common/chrome_paths_linux.cc b/chromium_src/chrome/common/chrome_paths_linux.cc
index c8c1e098269..069debb9600 100644
--- a/chromium_src/chrome/common/chrome_paths_linux.cc
+++ b/chromium_src/chrome/common/chrome_paths_linux.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 namespace chrome {
 
 bool GetDefaultUserDataDirectory(base::FilePath* result) {
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
   base::FilePath config_dir;
   std::string chrome_config_home_str;
   config_dir =
diff --git a/components/brave_referrals/browser/brave_referrals_service.cc b/components/brave_referrals/browser/brave_referrals_service.cc
index 389440d22d1..de49b126768 100644
--- a/components/brave_referrals/browser/brave_referrals_service.cc
+++ b/components/brave_referrals/browser/brave_referrals_service.cc
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ std::string ReadPromoCode(const base::FilePath& promo_code_file) {
 }
 
 std::string BuildReferralEndpoint(const std::string& path) {
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-  std::string referral_server;
-  env->GetVar("BRAVE_REFERRALS_SERVER", &referral_server);
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
+  std::string referral_server =
+      env->GetVar("BRAVE_REFERRALS_SERVER").value_or(std::string());
   if (referral_server.empty()) {
     auto referral_domain = brave_domains::GetServicesDomain("usage-ping");
     referral_server = base::StrCat(
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ void BraveReferralsService::MaybeCheckForReferralFinalization() {
   // Only check for referral finalization after 30 days have elapsed
   // since first run.
   uint64_t check_time = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60;
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-  std::string check_time_str;
-  env->GetVar("BRAVE_REFERRALS_CHECK_TIME", &check_time_str);
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
+  std::string check_time_str =
+      env->GetVar("BRAVE_REFERRALS_CHECK_TIME").value_or(std::string());
   if (!check_time_str.empty())
     base::StringToUint64(check_time_str, &check_time);
 
@@ -435,9 +435,9 @@ void BraveReferralsService::MaybeDeletePromoCodePref() const {
   DCHECK_CURRENTLY_ON(content::BrowserThread::UI);
 
   uint64_t delete_time = 90 * 24 * 60 * 60;
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-  std::string delete_time_str;
-  env->GetVar("BRAVE_REFERRALS_DELETE_TIME", &delete_time_str);
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
+  std::string delete_time_str =
+      env->GetVar("BRAVE_REFERRALS_DELETE_TIME").value_or(std::string());
   if (!delete_time_str.empty())
     base::StringToUint64(delete_time_str, &delete_time);
 
diff --git a/components/brave_stats/browser/brave_stats_updater_util.cc b/components/brave_stats/browser/brave_stats_updater_util.cc
index e798efdb291..0125cf0e09f 100644
--- a/components/brave_stats/browser/brave_stats_updater_util.cc
+++ b/components/brave_stats/browser/brave_stats_updater_util.cc
@@ -121,12 +121,9 @@ base::Time GetYMDAsDate(std::string_view ymd) {
 }
 
 std::string GetAPIKey() {
-  std::string api_key = BUILDFLAG(BRAVE_STATS_API_KEY);
-  std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-  if (env->HasVar("BRAVE_STATS_API_KEY"))
-    env->GetVar("BRAVE_STATS_API_KEY", &api_key);
-
-  return api_key;
+  auto env = base::Environment::Create();
+  return env->GetVar("BRAVE_STATS_API_KEY")
+      .value_or(BUILDFLAG(BRAVE_STATS_API_KEY));
 }
 
 // This is a helper method for dealing with timestamps set by other services in
diff --git a/tools/redirect_cc/redirect_cc.cc b/tools/redirect_cc/redirect_cc.cc
index 7cf472ced22..67e7353eb31 100644
--- a/tools/redirect_cc/redirect_cc.cc
+++ b/tools/redirect_cc/redirect_cc.cc
@@ -56,11 +56,8 @@ class RedirectCC {
         .Append(UTF8ToFilePathString(BUILDFLAG(REAL_REWRAPPER)))
         .value();
 #else   // defined(REDIRECT_CC_AS_REWRAPPER)
-    std::string cc_wrapper;
-    std::unique_ptr<base::Environment> env(base::Environment::Create());
-    if (env->HasVar("CC_WRAPPER")) {
-      CHECK(env->GetVar("CC_WRAPPER", &cc_wrapper));
-    }
+    auto env = base::Environment::Create();
+    std::string cc_wrapper = env->GetVar("CC_WRAPPER").value_or(std::string());
 
     if (!cc_wrapper.empty()) {
       *first_compiler_arg_idx = 1;