diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/init-script/init-script-builder.sh b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/init-script/init-script-builder.sh
index 2a1ec479fea0..bd3fc64999da 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/init-script/init-script-builder.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/init-script/init-script-builder.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ addEntry() {
       echo "#!/bin/sh"
       echo "# $name"
       echo "# created by init-script-builder.sh"
-      echo "export systemConfig=$(readlink -f $path)"
       echo "exec $stage2"
     )"