diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml.in b/snap/snapcraft.yaml.in
index bdf0f97c3e..d92800f687 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml.in
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml.in
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ parts:
       unset GOROOT
       export GOPATH=$(realpath ../go)
       cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_NAME}/runtime
-      QEMU_ARCH=$(arch)
       make \
         PREFIX=/snap/${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_NAME}/current/usr
       make install \