diff --git a/gnu/installer.scm b/gnu/installer.scm
index 7b2914be98..415f5a7af7 100644
--- a/gnu/installer.scm
+++ b/gnu/installer.scm
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ (define set-installer-path
                        ntfs-3g ;mkfs.ntfs
                        xfsprogs ;mkfs.xfs
                        kbd ;chvt
-                       guix ;guix system init call
                        util-linux ;mkwap
                        nano
                        shadow
diff --git a/gnu/installer/final.scm b/gnu/installer/final.scm
index 2087536502..3f6dacc490 100644
--- a/gnu/installer/final.scm
+++ b/gnu/installer/final.scm
@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@ (define (assert-exit x)
          (database-dir    "/var/guix/db")
          (database-file   (string-append database-dir "/db.sqlite"))
          (saved-database  (string-append database-dir "/db.save"))
-         (ret             #f)
-         (path (getenv "PATH")))
+         (ret             #f))
     (mkdir-p (%installer-target-dir))
 
     ;; We want to initialize user passwords but we don't want to store them in
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ (define (assert-exit x)
              (setvbuf (current-output-port) 'none)
              (setvbuf (current-error-port) 'none)
 
-             (setenv "PATH" path)
+             (setenv "PATH" "/run/current-system/profile/bin/")
 
              (set! ret (run-command install-command)))
            (lambda ()