diff --git a/src/nix-daemon/local.mk b/src/nix-daemon/local.mk
index e5538bada..5a4474465 100644
--- a/src/nix-daemon/local.mk
+++ b/src/nix-daemon/local.mk
@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ nix-daemon_LDFLAGS = -pthread
 ifeq ($(OS), SunOS)
         nix-daemon_LDFLAGS += -lsocket
 endif
-
-$(eval $(call install-symlink, nix-daemon, $(bindir)/nix-worker))