diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/varnish/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/varnish/default.nix
index 61df43ec235..5433db3b91c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/varnish/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/varnish/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ with lib;
       postStop = ''
         rm -rf ${cfg.stateDir}
       '';
-      path = [ pkgs.gcc ];
       serviceConfig.ExecStart = "${pkgs.varnish}/sbin/varnishd -a ${cfg.http_address} -f ${pkgs.writeText "default.vcl" cfg.config} -n ${cfg.stateDir} -u varnish";
       serviceConfig.Type = "forking";
     };