diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-building-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-building-goal.cc
index 997cd6140..c290852fc 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-building-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-building-goal.cc
@@ -1368,13 +1368,6 @@ DerivationBuildingGoal::done(BuildResult::Status status, SingleDrvOutputs builtO
 
     worker.updateProgress();
 
-    auto traceBuiltOutputsFile = getEnv("_NIX_TRACE_BUILT_OUTPUTS").value_or("");
-    if (traceBuiltOutputsFile != "") {
-        std::fstream fs;
-        fs.open(traceBuiltOutputsFile, std::fstream::out);
-        fs << worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath) << "\t" << buildResult.toString() << std::endl;
-    }
-
     return amDone(buildResult.success() ? ecSuccess : ecFailed, std::move(ex));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
index 883121d94..dc28225b5 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
@@ -364,13 +364,6 @@ DerivationGoal::done(BuildResult::Status status, std::optional<Realisation> buil
 
     worker.updateProgress();
 
-    auto traceBuiltOutputsFile = getEnv("_NIX_TRACE_BUILT_OUTPUTS").value_or("");
-    if (traceBuiltOutputsFile != "") {
-        std::fstream fs;
-        fs.open(traceBuiltOutputsFile, std::fstream::out);
-        fs << worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath) << "\t" << buildResult.toString() << std::endl;
-    }
-
     return amDone(buildResult.success() ? ecSuccess : ecFailed, std::move(ex));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/build-result.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/build-result.hh
index 3b70b781f..58138ed45 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/build-result.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/build-result.hh
@@ -46,47 +46,6 @@ struct BuildResult
      */
     std::string errorMsg;
 
-    std::string toString() const
-    {
-        auto strStatus = [&]() {
-            switch (status) {
-            case Built:
-                return "Built";
-            case Substituted:
-                return "Substituted";
-            case AlreadyValid:
-                return "AlreadyValid";
-            case PermanentFailure:
-                return "PermanentFailure";
-            case InputRejected:
-                return "InputRejected";
-            case OutputRejected:
-                return "OutputRejected";
-            case TransientFailure:
-                return "TransientFailure";
-            case CachedFailure:
-                return "CachedFailure";
-            case TimedOut:
-                return "TimedOut";
-            case MiscFailure:
-                return "MiscFailure";
-            case DependencyFailed:
-                return "DependencyFailed";
-            case LogLimitExceeded:
-                return "LogLimitExceeded";
-            case NotDeterministic:
-                return "NotDeterministic";
-            case ResolvesToAlreadyValid:
-                return "ResolvesToAlreadyValid";
-            case NoSubstituters:
-                return "NoSubstituters";
-            default:
-                return "Unknown";
-            };
-        }();
-        return strStatus + ((errorMsg == "") ? "" : " : " + errorMsg);
-    }
-
     /**
      * How many times this build was performed.
      */