diff --git a/folium/folium.py b/folium/folium.py
index a9e396613..91efeb1b0 100644
--- a/folium/folium.py
+++ b/folium/folium.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
 from branca.element import Element, Figure, MacroElement
-from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader, Template
+from jinja2 import Template
 
 from folium.elements import JSCSSMixin
 from folium.map import FitBounds, Layer
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
     validate_location,
 )
 
-ENV = Environment(loader=PackageLoader("folium", "templates"))
-
-
 _default_js = [
     ("leaflet", "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/leaflet@1.9.3/dist/leaflet.js"),
     ("jquery", "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"),
@@ -262,7 +259,6 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         super().__init__()
         self._name = "Map"
-        self._env = ENV
 
         self._png_image: Optional[bytes] = None
         self.png_enabled = png_enabled
diff --git a/folium/raster_layers.py b/folium/raster_layers.py
index 411b671f4..ebe9ac99d 100644
--- a/folium/raster_layers.py
+++ b/folium/raster_layers.py
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ def __init__(
             name=self.tile_name, overlay=overlay, control=control, show=show
         )
         self._name = "TileLayer"
-        self._env = ENV
 
         tiles_flat = "".join(tiles.lower().strip().split())
         if tiles_flat in {"cloudmade", "mapbox", "mapboxbright", "mapboxcontrolroom"}:
@@ -133,14 +132,14 @@ def __init__(
                 "argument. See the documentation of the `TileLayer` class."
             )
         templates = list(
-            self._env.list_templates(filter_func=lambda x: x.startswith("tiles/"))
+            ENV.list_templates(filter_func=lambda x: x.startswith("tiles/"))
         )
         tile_template = "tiles/" + tiles_flat + "/tiles.txt"
         attr_template = "tiles/" + tiles_flat + "/attr.txt"
 
         if tile_template in templates and attr_template in templates:
-            self.tiles = self._env.get_template(tile_template).render()
-            attr = self._env.get_template(attr_template).render()
+            self.tiles = ENV.get_template(tile_template).render()
+            attr = ENV.get_template(attr_template).render()
         else:
             self.tiles = tiles
             if not attr:
diff --git a/tests/test_folium.py b/tests/test_folium.py
index 85132e586..d320605f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_folium.py
+++ b/tests/test_folium.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import folium
 from folium import TileLayer
 from folium.features import Choropleth, GeoJson
+from folium.raster_layers import ENV
 
 rootpath = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@ def test_builtin_tile(self):
             tiles = "".join(tiles.lower().strip().split())
             url = "tiles/{}/tiles.txt".format
             attr = "tiles/{}/attr.txt".format
-            url = m._env.get_template(url(tiles)).render()
-            attr = m._env.get_template(attr(tiles)).render()
+            url = ENV.get_template(url(tiles)).render()
+            attr = ENV.get_template(attr(tiles)).render()
 
             assert m._children[tiles].tiles == url
             assert htmlsafe_json_dumps(attr) in m._parent.render()