diff --git a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
index 92b7fda6..13e3ff1d 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
@@ -343,13 +343,6 @@ sysprof_helpers_get_proc_file (SysprofHelpers  *self,
   g_return_val_if_fail (SYSPROF_IS_HELPERS (self), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (!cancellable || G_IS_CANCELLABLE (cancellable), FALSE);
 
-  /* try locally first if we can */
-  if (!g_file_test ("/.flatpak-info", G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
-    {
-      if (helpers_get_proc_file (path, contents, &len))
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-
   if (self->proxy != NULL)
     {
       if (ipc_service_call_get_proc_file_sync (self->proxy, path, contents, cancellable, error))