diff --git a/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix b/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
index fcdcc8fb299..a9a0bc70f1e 100644
--- a/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ in
         internal = true;
         default = "";
         merge = mergeStringOption;
-        example = ''
-          export NIX_TARGET_LOAD=$(( 3 * $(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/nproc) / 2 ))
-          export NIX_MAX_PARALLELIZATION=$NIX_TARGET_LOAD
-        '';
         description = "
           Environment variables used by Nix.
         ";