diff --git a/nix/homeModules/common/fish/functions/fish_remove_path.fish b/nix/homeModules/common/fish/functions/fish_remove_path.fish
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+# source: https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/issues/8604
+
+function fish_remove_path
+  if set -l index (contains -i "$argv" $fish_user_paths)
+    set -e fish_user_paths[$index]
+    echo "Removed $argv from the path"
+  end
+end