diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
index bfb54e864c22..57cac56bd8ab 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ in
     environment.sessionVariables.LD_LIBRARY_PATH = mkIf cfg.setLdLibraryPath
       ([ "/run/opengl-driver/lib" ] ++ optional cfg.driSupport32Bit "/run/opengl-driver-32/lib");
 
-    environment.variables.XDG_DATA_DIRS =
-      [ "/run/opengl-driver/share" ] ++ optional cfg.driSupport32Bit "/run/opengl-driver-32/share";
-
     hardware.opengl.package = mkDefault (makePackage pkgs);
     hardware.opengl.package32 = mkDefault (makePackage pkgs.pkgsi686Linux);