diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
index 2da84c031a78..6d25fef45768 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -379,9 +379,6 @@ in
           /nix/var/nix/gcroots/per-user \
           /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user \
           /nix/var/nix/gcroots/tmp
-
-        ln -sf /nix/var/nix/profiles /nix/var/nix/gcroots/
-        ln -sf /nix/var/nix/manifests /nix/var/nix/gcroots/
       '';
 
   };