diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ki/killerbee/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ki/killerbee/package.nix
index 703c1ad0e2c6..75b40b64e875 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ki/killerbee/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ki/killerbee/package.nix
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     scapy
   ];
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "killerbee" ];
 
   meta = {