diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index 1d7f65135..0f2ca4b15 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Settings::Settings()
     , nixStateDir(canonPath(getEnv("NIX_STATE_DIR").value_or(NIX_STATE_DIR)))
     , nixConfDir(canonPath(getEnv("NIX_CONF_DIR").value_or(NIX_CONF_DIR)))
     , nixUserConfFiles(getUserConfigFiles())
-    , nixLibexecDir(canonPath(getEnv("NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR").value_or(NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR)))
     , nixBinDir(canonPath(getEnv("NIX_BIN_DIR").value_or(NIX_BIN_DIR)))
     , nixManDir(canonPath(NIX_MAN_DIR))
     , nixDaemonSocketFile(canonPath(getEnv("NIX_DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH").value_or(nixStateDir + DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH)))
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh
index 9df1c999c..d7f351166 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ public:
     /* A list of user configuration files to load. */
     std::vector<Path> nixUserConfFiles;
 
-    /* The directory where internal helper programs are stored. */
-    Path nixLibexecDir;
-
     /* The directory where the main programs are stored. */
     Path nixBinDir;
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/local.mk b/src/libstore/local.mk
index b992bcbc0..0f94d3917 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local.mk
+++ b/src/libstore/local.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ libstore_CXXFLAGS += \
  -DNIX_STATE_DIR=\"$(localstatedir)/nix\" \
  -DNIX_LOG_DIR=\"$(localstatedir)/log/nix\" \
  -DNIX_CONF_DIR=\"$(sysconfdir)/nix\" \
- -DNIX_LIBEXEC_DIR=\"$(libexecdir)\" \
  -DNIX_BIN_DIR=\"$(bindir)\" \
  -DNIX_MAN_DIR=\"$(mandir)\" \
  -DLSOF=\"$(lsof)\"