diff --git a/utils/novnc_proxy b/utils/novnc_proxy
index 6b55504a..6a4b11a5 100755
--- a/utils/novnc_proxy
+++ b/utils/novnc_proxy
@@ -182,9 +182,7 @@ if [[ -d ${HERE}/websockify ]]; then
     echo "Using local websockify at $WEBSOCKIFY"
 else
     WEBSOCKIFY_FROMSYSTEM=$(which websockify 2>/dev/null)
-    WEBSOCKIFY_FROMSNAP=${HERE}/../usr/bin/python2-websockify
     [ -f $WEBSOCKIFY_FROMSYSTEM ] && WEBSOCKIFY=$WEBSOCKIFY_FROMSYSTEM
-    [ -f $WEBSOCKIFY_FROMSNAP ] && WEBSOCKIFY=$WEBSOCKIFY_FROMSNAP
 
     if [ ! -f "$WEBSOCKIFY" ]; then
         echo "No installed websockify, attempting to clone websockify..."