diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/torchvision/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torchvision/default.nix
index a9c5defbe38e..8201d9c72b73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/torchvision/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torchvision/default.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   + lib.optionalString cudaSupport ''
     export CC=${cudatoolkit.cc}/bin/cc
     export CXX=${cudatoolkit.cc}/bin/c++
-    export CUDAHOSTCXX=${cudatoolkit.cc}/bin/c++
     export TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST="${gpuTargetString}"
     export FORCE_CUDA=1
   '';