diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/default.nix
index 47fce3df5332..35e0127085cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firejail/default.nix
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   prePatch = ''
-    # Allow whitelisting ~/.nix-profile
-    substituteInPlace etc/firejail.config --replace \
-      '# follow-symlink-as-user yes' \
-      'follow-symlink-as-user no'
-
     # Fix the path to 'xdg-dbus-proxy' hardcoded in the 'common.h' file
     substituteInPlace src/include/common.h \
       --replace '/usr/bin/xdg-dbus-proxy' '${xdg-dbus-proxy}/bin/xdg-dbus-proxy'