diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
index 8e788f270867..d596b8f936e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/kitty/default.nix
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     mkdir ./fonts/
     cp "${nerd-fonts.symbols-only}/share/fonts/truetype/NerdFonts/Symbols/SymbolsNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf" ./fonts/
 
-    ${ lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64) "export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11" }
     ${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then ''
       ${python.pythonOnBuildForHost.interpreter} setup.py build ${darwinOptions}
       make docs