diff --git a/src/nvim/main.c b/src/nvim/main.c
index c1270c6181..4da654e9f4 100644
--- a/src/nvim/main.c
+++ b/src/nvim/main.c
@@ -1815,10 +1815,6 @@ static void source_startup_scripts(mparm_T *parmp)
 #ifdef USR_VIMRC_FILE3
           && do_source((char_u *)USR_VIMRC_FILE3, TRUE,
             DOSO_VIMRC) == FAIL
-#endif
-#ifdef USR_VIMRC_FILE4
-          && do_source((char_u *)USR_VIMRC_FILE4, TRUE,
-            DOSO_VIMRC) == FAIL
 #endif
           && process_env((char_u *)"EXINIT", FALSE) == FAIL
           && do_source((char_u *)USR_EXRC_FILE, FALSE, DOSO_NONE) == FAIL) {