diff --git a/bin/nix/idea.sh b/bin/nix/idea.sh
index ab1e0de2365d..0001fbb3de62 100755
--- a/bin/nix/idea.sh
+++ b/bin/nix/idea.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ fi
 # If vmoptions file exists - use it
 if [ -e "$IDEA_VM_OPTIONS" ]; then
   JVM_ARGS=`tr '\n' ' ' < "$IDEA_VM_OPTIONS"`
-  JVM_ARGS="$JVM_ARGS \"-Didea.vmOptionsFile=$IDEA_VM_OPTIONS\""
 
   # don't extract vm options from Info.plist in mac bundle
   INFO_PLIST_PARSER_OPTIONS=""