diff --git a/modules/programs/neovim.nix b/modules/programs/neovim.nix
index b5733a8b9..df4b487d6 100644
--- a/modules/programs/neovim.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/neovim.nix
@@ -394,14 +394,6 @@ in {
 
     home.sessionVariables = mkIf cfg.defaultEditor { EDITOR = "nvim"; };
 
-    # link the packpath in expected folder so that even unwrapped neovim can pick
-    # home-manager's plugins
-    xdg.dataFile = mkMerge (mapAttrsToList (name: val: {
-      "nvim/site" = {
-        source = pkgs.vimUtils.packDir neovimConfig.packpathDirs;
-      };
-    }) neovimConfig.packpathDirs);
-
     xdg.configFile =
       let hasLuaConfig = hasAttr "lua" config.programs.neovim.generatedConfigs;
       in mkMerge (