diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index 3fe01270e..bf8914cc0 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -2841,8 +2841,6 @@ void DerivationGoal::runChild()
 
                 ss.push_back("/etc/services");
                 ss.push_back("/etc/hosts");
-                if (pathExists("/var/run/nscd/socket"))
-                    ss.push_back("/var/run/nscd/socket");
             }
 
             for (auto & i : ss) dirsInChroot.emplace(i, i);