diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
index 2780c1d63f4d..7bed0175b5dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ core = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
      cp texk/web2c/.libs/himktables $dev/bin/himktables
   '' + common.moveBins;
 
-  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh; # TODO: maybe texmf-nix -> texmf (and all references)
   passthru = { inherit version buildInputs; };
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/setup-hook.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 5faef7fe5df5..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/setup-hook.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-addTeXMFPath () {
-    if test -d "$1/share/texmf-nix"; then
-        export TEXINPUTS="${TEXINPUTS}${TEXINPUTS:+:}$1/share/texmf-nix//:"
-    fi
-}
-
-addEnvHooks "$targetOffset" addTeXMFPath