diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
index 3787fc89c96..a352054aeec 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
@@ -568,27 +568,27 @@ baseSavedConfig = do
 --
 initialSavedConfig :: IO SavedConfig
 initialSavedConfig = do
-  cacheDir    <- defaultCacheDir
-  logsDir     <- defaultLogsDir
-  extraPath   <- defaultExtraPath
+  cacheDir <- defaultCacheDir
+  logsDir <- defaultLogsDir
   installPath <- defaultInstallPath
-  return mempty {
-    savedGlobalFlags     = mempty {
-      globalCacheDir     = toFlag cacheDir,
-      globalRemoteRepos  = toNubList [defaultRemoteRepo]
-    },
-    savedConfigureFlags  = mempty {
-      configProgramPathExtra = toNubList extraPath
-    },
-    savedInstallFlags    = mempty {
-      installSummaryFile = toNubList [toPathTemplate (logsDir </> "build.log")],
-      installBuildReports= toFlag NoReports,
-      installNumJobs     = toFlag Nothing
-    },
-    savedClientInstallFlags = mempty {
-      cinstInstalldir = toFlag installPath
-    }
-  }
+  return
+    mempty
+      { savedGlobalFlags =
+          mempty
+            { globalCacheDir = toFlag cacheDir
+            , globalRemoteRepos = toNubList [defaultRemoteRepo]
+            }
+      , savedInstallFlags =
+          mempty
+            { installSummaryFile = toNubList [toPathTemplate (logsDir </> "build.log")]
+            , installBuildReports = toFlag NoReports
+            , installNumJobs = toFlag Nothing
+            }
+      , savedClientInstallFlags =
+          mempty
+            { cinstInstalldir = toFlag installPath
+            }
+      }
 
 -- | Issue a warning if both @$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cabal/config@ and
 -- @~/.cabal@ exists.
@@ -674,16 +674,6 @@ 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 f2fdf2ea3df..3e3907035e1 100644
--- a/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/tests/IntegrationTests2.hs
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@ 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