diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 57daa0c85..d6b38febb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(detected_OS)))
   detected_OS := Windows
 endif
 
-# Use a local .nimble dir to avoid interfering with other Nim repos
-export NIMBLE_DIR := $(CURDIR)/.nimble
-export NIMBLE_PKGS_DIR := $(CURDIR)/.nimble/pkgs
-
 # NIM binary location
 NIM_BINARY := $(shell which nim)
 NPH := $(CURDIR)/nimbledeps/bin/nph