diff --git a/bin/subiquity-service b/bin/subiquity-service
index aa58dee0..bc7a61b9 100755
--- a/bin/subiquity-service
+++ b/bin/subiquity-service
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ loadkeys - <<EOF
  string F91 = "\033[Z"
  keycode 15 = Tab F91
 EOF
-export SNAP_REXEC=0
 /sbin/agetty -n --noclear -l $SNAP/usr/bin/python3 -o $SNAP/usr/bin/subiquity tty1 $TERM