diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
index 03cc0b35b8d3..86d70acfff3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
@@ -113,12 +113,6 @@ in
       substituteInPlace src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt --replace "    util" ""
     '';
 
-    # For treesitter plugins, libstdc++.so.6, or equivalent will be needed
-    NIX_LDFLAGS =
-      lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isGNU [ "-lstdc++"]
-      ++ lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [ "-lc++" ];
-
-    # export PATH=$PWD/build/bin:${PATH}
     shellHook=''
       export VIMRUNTIME=$PWD/runtime
     '';