diff --git a/kbuildx/scripts/netbsd-deps.sh b/kbuildx/scripts/netbsd-deps.sh
index 9993441..95e93c4 100755
--- a/kbuildx/scripts/netbsd-deps.sh
+++ b/kbuildx/scripts/netbsd-deps.sh
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ if ! command -v pkgin >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 mkdir -p /usr/pkg/etc/pkgin
-# The minimal image may ship an unusable Perl directory placeholder; pkgsrc
-# needs to create the hierarchy while unpacking git's Perl helpers.
-rm -rf /usr/pkg/lib/perl5
-mkdir -p /usr/pkg/lib/perl5
 printf '%s\n' "$package_path" > /usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf
 
 pkgin -y update