diff --git a/lib/distributions.sh b/lib/distributions.sh
index 852781c6e3..e4048eca5a 100644
--- a/lib/distributions.sh
+++ b/lib/distributions.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ install_common()
 		fi
 
 	fi
-	# define ARCH within global environment variables
-	[[ -f $SDCARD/etc/environment ]] && echo -e "ARCH=${ARCH//hf}" >> "${SDCARD}"/etc/environment
 
 	# add dummy fstab entry to make mkinitramfs happy
 	echo "/dev/mmcblk0p1 / $ROOTFS_TYPE defaults 0 1" >> "${SDCARD}"/etc/fstab