diff --git a/nix.spec.in b/nix.spec.in
index 6c7eaadddf..b965dde276 100644
--- a/nix.spec.in
+++ b/nix.spec.in
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ systemctl start  nix-daemon.socket
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/profile.d/nix.sh
 /nix
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/nix
-%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/nix/nix.conf
 
 %files devel
 %{_includedir}/nix