diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
index 1ada131bd7b..994c41e8872 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ in {
         TimeoutSec = "infinity";
         Restart = "on-failure";
         WorkingDirectory = "${cfg.packages.gitlab}/share/gitlab";
-        ExecStart="${cfg.packages.gitlab.rubyEnv}/bin/sidekiq -C \"${cfg.packages.gitlab}/share/gitlab/config/sidekiq_queues.yml\" -e production -P ${cfg.statePath}/tmp/sidekiq.pid";
+        ExecStart="${cfg.packages.gitlab.rubyEnv}/bin/sidekiq -C \"${cfg.packages.gitlab}/share/gitlab/config/sidekiq_queues.yml\" -e production";
       };
     };