diff --git a/nixfig.go b/nixfig.go
index e1597bcf2f5021c3365345d9329920f92503260c..d89e98b2bd19bb7fc9ac5033d11abe738f6a97e4 100644
--- a/nixfig.go
+++ b/nixfig.go
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ 		}
 	}
 	if envPath, ok := os.LookupEnv("NIXFIG_FMT"); ok {
 		Fmt = strings.Split(envPath, " ")
-		if envPath == "" {
-			Fmt = nil
-		}
 	}
 }