diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
index f1807f53ff1..05fc9900609 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
@@ -166,11 +166,6 @@ sub GrubFs {
 my $grubBoot = GrubFs("/boot");
 my $grubStore = GrubFs("/nix/store");
 
-# We don't need to copy if we can read the kernels directly
-if ($grubStore->search ne "") {
-    $copyKernels = 0;
-}
-
 # Generate the header.
 my $conf .= "# Automatically generated.  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!\n";