diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 50dba3f..987ee2e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ ifeq (,$(wildcard node_modules/@start9labs/start-sdk/s9pk.mk))
 $(error node_modules missing — run 'npm ci' first)
 endif
 
-# start-cli 1.1.0 resolves a StartOS host on every command, even local ones
-# like `s9pk pack`, and defaults to a Start9 dev host that does not resolve
-# here. bin/start-cli injects a resolvable one. This must precede the include:
-# s9pk.mk runs `start-cli s9pk list-ingredients` at parse time.
-export PATH := $(CURDIR)/bin:$(PATH)
-
 # overrides to s9pk.mk must precede the include statement
 include node_modules/@start9labs/start-sdk/s9pk.mk