diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
index 283ca96b..f0bb338e 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
@@ -841,8 +841,6 @@ void State::run(BuildID buildOne)
         jobsetRepeats.emplace(std::make_pair(s2[0], s2[1]), std::stoi(s2[2]));
     }
 
-    addRoot("/nix/store/rk9lahzm21qm0zjclv6mz0m4hy77wk14-vm-test-run-unnamed.drv");
-
     {
         auto conn(dbPool.get());
         clearBusy(*conn, 0);