diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/crosvm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/crosvm/default.nix
index 7be72b35dd22..42fcd0743888 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/crosvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/crosvm/default.nix
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     patchShebangs third_party/minijail/tools/*.py
   '';
 
-  # crosvm mistakenly expects the stable protocols to be in the root
-  # of the pkgdatadir path, rather than under the "stable"
-  # subdirectory.
-  PKG_CONFIG_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR =
-    "${wayland-protocols}/share/wayland-protocols/stable";
-
   buildFeatures = [ "default" "virgl_renderer" "virgl_renderer_next" ];
 
   passthru.updateScript = ./update.py;