diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 4fa629381..1e75eb0d4 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
 
   defp template_vars(release, release_type, :bin = _package_type, edition_type) do
     [
-      platform_bin_dir: "bin",
       platform_data_dir: "data",
       platform_etc_dir: "etc",
       platform_lib_dir: "lib",
@@ -556,7 +555,6 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
 
   defp template_vars(release, release_type, :pkg = _package_type, edition_type) do
     [
-      platform_bin_dir: "",
       platform_data_dir: "/var/lib/emqx",
       platform_etc_dir: "/etc/emqx",
       platform_lib_dir: "",
diff --git a/rebar.config.erl b/rebar.config.erl
index 9daddc19a..5e1ec63bb 100644
--- a/rebar.config.erl
+++ b/rebar.config.erl
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ overlay_vars_edition(ee) ->
 
 %% vars per packaging type, bin(zip/tar.gz/docker) or pkg(rpm/deb)
 overlay_vars_pkg(bin) ->
-    [ {platform_bin_dir, "bin"}
-    , {platform_data_dir, "data"}
+    [ {platform_data_dir, "data"}
     , {platform_etc_dir, "etc"}
     , {platform_lib_dir, "lib"}
     , {platform_log_dir, "log"}
@@ -281,8 +280,7 @@ overlay_vars_pkg(bin) ->
     , {is_elixir, "no"}
     ];
 overlay_vars_pkg(pkg) ->
-    [ {platform_bin_dir, ""}
-    , {platform_data_dir, "/var/lib/emqx"}
+    [ {platform_data_dir, "/var/lib/emqx"}
     , {platform_etc_dir, "/etc/emqx"}
     , {platform_lib_dir, ""}
     , {platform_log_dir, "/var/log/emqx"}