diff --git a/platforms/common/spack_utils.sh b/platforms/common/spack_utils.sh
index 05f1ba0cd3350529336ec5c0d7eee7fcc8c8cd6d..3b7d56aab5e5719436d000dd12f670e0f8bc9447 100644
--- a/platforms/common/spack_utils.sh
+++ b/platforms/common/spack_utils.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ function _install_spack() {
 
   if [ ! -z "${SPACK_UPSTREAMS}" ]; then
     UPSTREAMS_CONFIG=${SPACK_ROOT}/etc/spack/upstreams.yaml
-    if [ ! -z $SPACK_USER_CONFIG_PATH ]; then
-      UPSTREAMS_CONFIG=${SPACK_USER_CONFIG_PATH}/upstreams.yaml
-    fi
     echo "upstreams:" > $UPSTREAMS_CONFIG
     let i=0
     for UP in ${SPACK_UPSTREAMS}; do