diff --git a/packages/metals-languageclient/src/getJavaConfig.ts b/packages/metals-languageclient/src/getJavaConfig.ts
index 97bc8496..4c4c46ff 100644
--- a/packages/metals-languageclient/src/getJavaConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/metals-languageclient/src/getJavaConfig.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export function getJavaConfig({
   const extraEnv = {
     ...coursierRepositories,
     ...coursierMirrors,
-    JAVA_HOME: javaHome,
   };
 
   return {