diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/builder/GeneratorBuilder.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/builder/GeneratorBuilder.java
index 570819a15..3b00f1898 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/builder/GeneratorBuilder.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/builder/GeneratorBuilder.java
@@ -48,16 +48,12 @@ public class GeneratorBuilder {
 
     private double blendWeight;
 
-    private Map<String, Double> variables = new HashMap<>();
-
     public WorldGenerator build(long seed) {
         synchronized(gens) {
             return gens.computeIfAbsent(seed, k -> {
                 NoiseSampler noise;
                 NoiseSampler elevation;
                 NoiseSampler carving;
-                Scope biomeScope = new Scope().withParent(varScope);
-                variables.forEach((id, val) -> biomeScope.create(id).setValue(val));
                 try {
                     noise = new ExpressionSampler(noiseEquation, varScope, seed, noiseBuilderMap);
                     elevation = elevationEquation == null ? new ConstantSampler(0) : new ExpressionSampler(elevationEquation, varScope, seed, noiseBuilderMap);
@@ -70,10 +66,6 @@ public class GeneratorBuilder {
         }
     }
 
-    public void setVariables(Map<String, Double> variables) {
-        this.variables = variables;
-    }
-
     public void setBlendWeight(double blendWeight) {
         this.blendWeight = blendWeight;
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/factories/BiomeFactory.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/factories/BiomeFactory.java
index 81bc9f327..4a460ae03 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/factories/BiomeFactory.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/factories/BiomeFactory.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.dfsek.terra.biome.UserDefinedBiome;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.builder.GeneratorBuilder;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.pack.ConfigPack;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.templates.BiomeTemplate;
+import parsii.eval.Scope;
 
 public class BiomeFactory implements TerraFactory<BiomeTemplate, TerraBiome> {
     private final ConfigPack pack;
@@ -23,7 +24,11 @@ public class BiomeFactory implements TerraFactory<BiomeTemplate, TerraBiome> {
         generatorBuilder.setNoiseBuilderMap(template.getPack().getTemplate().getNoiseBuilderMap());
         generatorBuilder.setPalettes(template.getPalette());
         generatorBuilder.setSlantPalettes(template.getSlantPalette());
-        generatorBuilder.setVarScope(pack.getVarScope());
+
+        Scope vars = new Scope().withParent(pack.getVarScope());
+        template.getVariables().forEach((id, val) -> vars.create(id).setValue(val));
+        generatorBuilder.setVarScope(vars);
+
         generatorBuilder.setInterpolateElevation(template.interpolateElevation());
         generatorBuilder.setNoise2d(template.isNoise2d());
         generatorBuilder.setBase(template.getNoise2dBase());