diff --git a/extensions/git/src/askpass.ts b/extensions/git/src/askpass.ts
index 597cc043d4e..e241ced459a 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/askpass.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/askpass.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ function getIPCHandlePath(nonce: string): string {
 		return `\\\\.\\pipe\\vscode-git-askpass-${nonce}-sock`;
 	}
 
-	if (process.env['XDG_RUNTIME_DIR']) {
-		return path.join(process.env['XDG_RUNTIME_DIR'], `vscode-git-askpass-${nonce}.sock`);
-	}
-
 	return path.join(os.tmpdir(), `vscode-git-askpass-${nonce}.sock`);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/environment/node/environmentService.ts b/src/vs/platform/environment/node/environmentService.ts
index 36a1ed42492..01222188e6a 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/environment/node/environmentService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/environment/node/environmentService.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,7 @@ function getUniqueUserId(): string {
 	return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(username).digest('hex').substr(0, 6);
 }
 
-// Read this before there's any chance it is overwritten
-// Related to https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/30624
-const xdgRuntimeDir = process.env['XDG_RUNTIME_DIR'];
-
 function getNixIPCHandle(userDataPath: string, type: string): string {
-	if (xdgRuntimeDir) {
-		return path.join(xdgRuntimeDir, `${pkg.name}-${pkg.version}-${type}.sock`);
-	}
 	return path.join(userDataPath, `${pkg.version}-${type}.sock`);
 }