diff --git a/bin/spack_cmd.bat b/bin/spack_cmd.bat
index 6edc6da2c2..392e42d29b 100644
--- a/bin/spack_cmd.bat
+++ b/bin/spack_cmd.bat
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ if defined py_path (
 
 if defined py_exe (
     "%py_exe%" "%SPACK_ROOT%\bin\haspywin.py"
-    "%py_exe%" "%SPACK_ROOT%\bin\spack" external find python >NUL
 )
 
 set "EDITOR=notepad"