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1diff --git a/src/hatch/env/virtual.py b/src/hatch/env/virtual.py
2index 285edb32..90bd94e6 100644
3--- a/src/hatch/env/virtual.py
4+++ b/src/hatch/env/virtual.py
5@@ -106,26 +106,7 @@ class VirtualEnvironment(EnvironmentInterface):
6 if self.explicit_uv_path:
7 return self.explicit_uv_path
8
9- from hatch.env.internal import is_default_environment
10-
11- env_name = 'hatch-uv'
12- if not (
13- # Prevent recursive loop
14- self.name == env_name
15- # Only if dependencies have been set by the user
16- or is_default_environment(env_name, self.app.project.config.internal_envs[env_name])
17- ):
18- uv_env = self.app.get_environment(env_name)
19- self.app.prepare_environment(uv_env)
20- with uv_env:
21- return self.platform.modules.shutil.which('uv')
22-
23- import sysconfig
24-
25- scripts_dir = sysconfig.get_path('scripts')
26- old_path = os.environ.get('PATH', os.defpath)
27- new_path = f'{scripts_dir}{os.pathsep}{old_path}'
28- return self.platform.modules.shutil.which('uv', path=new_path)
29+ return '@uv@'
30
31 @staticmethod
32 def get_option_types() -> dict:
33diff --git a/src/hatch/venv/core.py b/src/hatch/venv/core.py
34index d1303f03..e1e60871 100644
35--- a/src/hatch/venv/core.py
36+++ b/src/hatch/venv/core.py
37@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TempVirtualEnv(VirtualEnv):
38
39 class UVVirtualEnv(VirtualEnv):
40 def create(self, python, *, allow_system_packages=False):
41- command = [os.environ.get('HATCH_UV', 'uv'), 'venv', str(self.directory), '--python', python]
42+ command = [os.environ.get('HATCH_UV', '@uv@'), 'venv', str(self.directory), '--python', python]
43 if allow_system_packages:
44 command.append('--system-site-packages')
45
46diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
47index e8fe663a..6066316d 100644
48--- a/tests/conftest.py
49+++ b/tests/conftest.py
50@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def python_on_path():
51
52 @pytest.fixture(scope='session', autouse=True)
53 def uv_on_path():
54- return shutil.which('uv')
55+ return '@uv@'
56
57
58 @pytest.fixture(scope='session')