diff --git a/scripts/create-darwin-volume.sh b/scripts/create-darwin-volume.sh
index f2cf4cba6..b0563a4d1 100755
--- a/scripts/create-darwin-volume.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-darwin-volume.sh
@@ -812,12 +812,6 @@ EOF
         # TODO: should probably alert the user if this is disabled?
         _sudo "to launch the Nix volume mounter" \
             launchctl bootstrap system "$NIX_VOLUME_MOUNTD_DEST" || true
-        # TODO: confirm whether kickstart is necessesary?
-        # I feel a little superstitous, but it can guard
-        # against multiple problems (doesn't start, old
-        # version still running for some reason...)
-        _sudo "to launch the Nix volume mounter" \
-            launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.darwin-store
     fi
 }