diff --git a/buildout/profiles/common.cfg b/buildout/profiles/common.cfg
index 9ea572bb17c5625b5ba3eb4cf5aa989e088ea94d..2c111663ddfbdef43d699b3ac30b7b6eaf83894d 100644
--- a/buildout/profiles/common.cfg
+++ b/buildout/profiles/common.cfg
@@ -34,6 +34,5 @@ input = inline:
 
   [software_definition]
   software_home = ${buildout:software_home}
-  executable = ${software_definition:executable}
   mysql_software = ${software_definition:mysql_software}
 output = ${buildout:software_home}/instance-profiles/software-home.inc