diff --git a/pkgs/test/nixpkgs-check-by-name/.envrc b/pkgs/test/nixpkgs-check-by-name/.envrc
index 4555ccf0921f..1d953f4bd735 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/nixpkgs-check-by-name/.envrc
+++ b/pkgs/test/nixpkgs-check-by-name/.envrc
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-if has nix_direnv_watch_file; then
-  nix_direnv_watch_file default.nix shell.nix
-else
-  watch_file default.nix shell.nix
-fi
-
 use nix