diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
index ee042992b178..6657897750eb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
@@ -104,14 +104,8 @@ if test -n "@cleanTmpDir@"; then
     echo -n "cleaning \`/tmp'..."
     find /tmp -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -print0 | xargs -0r rm -rf --one-file-system
     echo " done"
-else
-    # Get rid of ICE locks...
-    rm -rf /tmp/.ICE-unix
 fi
 
-# ... and ensure that it's owned by root.
-mkdir -m 1777 /tmp/.ICE-unix
-
 # This is a good time to clean up /nix/var/nix/chroots.  Doing an `rm
 # -rf' on it isn't safe in general because it can contain bind mounts
 # to /nix/store and other places.  But after rebooting these are all