diff --git a/templates/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json.j2 b/templates/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json.j2
index e2b49a2..c047727 100644
--- a/templates/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json.j2
+++ b/templates/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json.j2
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
       "description": "Packagist access token, required for installation of composer packages from private packagist",
       "documentationUrl": "https://packagist.com/orgs/linkorb"
     }
+{% endif %}
+  },
+  "remoteEnv": {
+{% if repo.devcontainer.private_packagist and (repo.type in ['application', 'library', 'symfony-bundle'] or repo.type.startswith('php-')) %}
+    "GITHUB_USER_ON_HOST": "${localEnv:GITHUB_USER}",
+    "PACKAGIST_TOKEN_ON_HOST": "${localEnv:PACKAGIST_TOKEN}"
 {% endif %}
   },
   "postCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/postCreate.sh",
diff --git a/templates/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh.j2 b/templates/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh.j2
index b265f15..33ac012 100755
--- a/templates/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/.devcontainer/postCreate.sh.j2
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # {{ repo_managed }}
 
-# Workaround for recent Python versions which prevent global pip package installation without an explicit flag
-# or removal of a certain file.
-sudo rm /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED || true
-
 # This is a workaround on an issue with the devcontainer reported on Windows where followup git config commands would
 # fail. #9067
 git config --global --add safe.directory /app
@@ -14,7 +10,8 @@ git config commit.template .devcontainer/git/linkorb_commit.template
 {% if repo.type in ['application', 'library', 'symfony-bundle'] or repo.type.startswith('php-') %}
 
 {% if repo.devcontainer.private_packagist %}
-composer config --global --auth http-basic.repo.packagist.com "$GITHUB_USER" "$PACKAGIST_TOKEN"
+composer config --global --auth http-basic.repo.packagist.com \
+  "${GITHUB_USER:-$GITHUB_USER_ON_HOST}" "${PACKAGIST_TOKEN:-$PACKAGIST_TOKEN_ON_HOST}"
 {% endif %}
 
 composer install
diff --git a/templates/.devcontainer/postStart.sh.j2 b/templates/.devcontainer/postStart.sh.j2
index 7f2591f..98e2409 100755
--- a/templates/.devcontainer/postStart.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/.devcontainer/postStart.sh.j2
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # {{ repo_managed }}
 
-# pre-push composer-unused hook disabled. See Card #8980
-if [ -f .git/hooks/pre-push ]; then
-  diff .devcontainer/git/hooks/pre-push .git/hooks/pre-push
-  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    rm .git/hooks/pre-push
-  fi
-fi
 {{ repo.devcontainer.postStartCommand|default('') }}