diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup-new-2.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup-new-2.sh
index 1b984b4d928..0dc6de22ba1 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup-new-2.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup-new-2.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 set -e
-set -x
 
 test -z $NIX_GCC && NIX_GCC=@gcc@