diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3fa7ba8da4d6ed918b22895cf6884ad10df47dc1..6cf7946be3f8a0b0e9c33d9657a1110fc559ef93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@     - name: Install nix
       uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v18
       with:
         nix_path: "${{ matrix.nixPath }}"
-        # nix 2.6 breaks restrict-eval, when using the NIX_PATH
-        # see https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/5980
-        install_url: https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.5.1/install
         extra_nix_config: |
           experimental-features = nix-command flakes
           access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}