diff --git a/plugins/latex.plugin.bash b/plugins/latex.plugin.bash
index b8a4baa0..95592556 100644
--- a/plugins/latex.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/latex.plugin.bash
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ MACTEX_PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/universal-darwin
 if [[ -d  $MACTEX_PATH ]]; then
     export PATH=$PATH:$MACTEX_PATH
 fi
+unset MACTEX_PATH