diff --git a/system/skeleton/root/.bash_profile b/system/skeleton/root/.bash_profile
index 27bf14953d..0ee04a3108 100644
--- a/system/skeleton/root/.bash_profile
+++ b/system/skeleton/root/.bash_profile
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 # .bash_profile
 
-export PATH=\
-/bin:\
-/sbin:\
-/usr/bin:\
-/usr/sbin:\
-/usr/bin/X11:\
-/usr/local/bin
-
 umask 022
 
 if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then