diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/cfg/cfg.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/cfg/cfg.go
index 325e7d50af..31c1fb84ef 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/cfg/cfg.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/cfg/cfg.go
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ var (
 	Goarch    = BuildContext.GOARCH
 	Goos      = BuildContext.GOOS
 	ExeSuffix string
-	Gopath    = filepath.SplitList(BuildContext.GOPATH)
 
 	// ModulesEnabled specifies whether the go command is running
 	// in module-aware mode (as opposed to GOPATH mode).