1 files changed, 0 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/config.nix b/pkgs/top-level/config.nix
index bb4f668d60f..7a5b4bdd179 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/config.nix
@@ -32,20 +32,6 @@ let
       feature = "run <literal>checkPhase</literal> by default";
     };
 
-    path = mkOption {
-      type = types.path;
-      default = ../..;
-      defaultText = lib.literalDocBook "a path expression";
-      internal = true;
-      description = ''
-        A reference to Nixpkgs' own sources.
-
-        This is overridable in order to avoid copying sources unnecessarily,
-        as a path expression that references a store path will not short-circuit
-        to the store path itself, but copy the store path instead.
-      '';
-    };
-
   };
 
 in {