diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
index a40e31636cc..d493722f256 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ initialSavedConfig :: IO SavedConfig
 initialSavedConfig = do
   cacheDir <- defaultCacheDir
   logsDir <- defaultLogsDir
-  extraPath <- defaultExtraPath
   installPath <- defaultInstallPath
   return
     mempty
@@ -708,10 +707,6 @@ initialSavedConfig = do
             { globalCacheDir = toFlag cacheDir
             , globalRemoteRepos = toNubList [defaultRemoteRepo]
             }
-      , savedConfigureFlags =
-          mempty
-            { configProgramPathExtra = toNubList extraPath
-            }
       , savedInstallFlags =
           mempty
             { installSummaryFile = toNubList [toPathTemplate (logsDir </> "build.log")]
@@ -810,16 +805,6 @@ defaultReportsDir :: IO FilePath
 defaultReportsDir =
   getDefaultDir XdgCache "reports"
 
-defaultExtraPath :: IO [FilePath]
-defaultExtraPath = do
-  mDir <- maybeGetCabalDir
-  case mDir of
-    Just dir ->
-      return [dir </> "bin"]
-    Nothing -> do
-      dir <- getHomeDirectory
-      return [dir </> ".local" </> "bin"]
-
 defaultInstallPath :: IO FilePath
 defaultInstallPath = do
   mDir <- maybeGetCabalDir
diff --git a/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2.hs b/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2.hs
index 1fe4104619a..aea39b943a3 100644
--- a/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2.hs
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ testConfigOptionComments = do
   "-- extra-lib-dirs" @=? findLineWith True "extra-lib-dirs" defaultConfigFile
   "-- extra-lib-dirs-static" @=? findLineWith True "extra-lib-dirs-static" defaultConfigFile
   "-- extra-framework-dirs" @=? findLineWith True "extra-framework-dirs" defaultConfigFile
-  "extra-prog-path"  @=? findLineWith False "extra-prog-path" defaultConfigFile
+  "-- extra-prog-path"  @=? findLineWith False "extra-prog-path" defaultConfigFile
   "-- instantiate-with" @=? findLineWith True "instantiate-with" defaultConfigFile
   "-- tests" @=? findLineWith True "tests" defaultConfigFile
   "-- coverage" @=? findLineWith True "coverage" defaultConfigFile
diff --git a/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2/config/default-config b/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2/config/default-config
index 8e3aa02742c..fab39496295 100644
--- a/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2/config/default-config
+++ b/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2/config/default-config
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ remote-repo-cache: /home/colton/.cabal/packages
 -- extra-lib-dirs:
 -- extra-lib-dirs-static:
 -- extra-framework-dirs:
-extra-prog-path: /home/colton/.cabal/bin
+-- extra-prog-path:
 -- instantiate-with:
 -- tests: False
 -- coverage: False
diff --git a/changelog.d/issue-8951 b/changelog.d/issue-8951
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38bc8c7503b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/issue-8951
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+synopsis: Don't add `extra-prog-path: ~/.local/bin` when initially creating `~/.config/cabal/config`
+packages: cabal-install
+issues: #8951