diff --git a/pkgs/nix-portable/default.nix b/pkgs/nix-portable/default.nix
index 10cbffa8..4086069f 100644
--- a/pkgs/nix-portable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/nix-portable/default.nix
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ let
     store="\$dir/nix/store"
     # create /nix/var/nix to prevent nix from falling back to chroot store.
     mkdir -p \$dir/{bin,nix/var/nix,nix/store}
-    # sanitize the tmpbin directory
-    rm -rf "\$dir/tmpbin"
-    # create a directory to hold executable symlinks for overriding
-    mkdir -p "\$dir/tmpbin"
 
     # create minimal drv file for nix to spawn a nix shell
     echo 'builtins.derivation {name="foo"; builder="/bin/sh"; args = ["-c" "echo hello \> \\\$out"]; system=builtins.currentSystem;}' > "\$dir/mini-drv.nix"
@@ -575,11 +571,6 @@ let
     ### set PATH
     # restore original PATH and append busybox
     export PATH="\$PATH_OLD:\$dir/busybox/bin"
-    # apply overriding executable paths in \$dir/tmpbin/
-    export PATH="\$dir/tmpbin:\$PATH"
-
-
-
 
     ### install programs via nix
     ${concatMapStringsSep "\n" installDynamic bootstrapPrograms}