diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/remove-references-to/remove-references-to.sh b/pkgs/build-support/remove-references-to/remove-references-to.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d8d38dbd80a9..f1b5dde5f073
--- a/pkgs/build-support/remove-references-to/remove-references-to.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/remove-references-to/remove-references-to.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ for i in "$@"; do
 done
 
 for target in "${targets[@]}" ; do
-    sed -i -e "s|@storeDir@/$target-|@storeDir@/eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-|g" "${regions[@]}"
+    sed -i -e "s|$target|eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee|g" "${regions[@]}"
 done
 
 for region in "${regions[@]}"; do