diff --git a/lisp/init-direnv.el b/lisp/init-direnv.el
index d35e646cf9..a144f8d4fd 100644
--- a/lisp/init-direnv.el
+++ b/lisp/init-direnv.el
@@ -3,14 +3,9 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (when (maybe-require-package 'envrc)
-  (defun sanityinc/maybe-enable-envrc-global-mode ()
-    "Enable `envrc-global-mode' if `direnv' is installed."
-    (when (executable-find "direnv")
-      (envrc-global-mode)))
-
   (with-eval-after-load 'envrc
     (define-key envrc-mode-map (kbd "C-c e") 'envrc-command-map))
-  (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'sanityinc/maybe-enable-envrc-global-mode))
+  (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'envrc-global-mode))
 
 (provide 'init-direnv)