--- a/src/session-child.c
+++ b/src/session-child.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
         else
         {
             /* Set POSIX variables */
-            pam_putenv (pam_handle, "PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin");
+            pam_putenv (pam_handle, "PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin");
             pam_putenv (pam_handle, g_strdup_printf ("USER=%s", username));
             pam_putenv (pam_handle, g_strdup_printf ("LOGNAME=%s", username));
             pam_putenv (pam_handle, g_strdup_printf ("HOME=%s", user_get_home_directory (user)));