diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d776acc..becf490 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ build-tq: ## Build tq for the host into ./bin/tq.
 .PHONY: build-tq-dev
 build-tq-dev: ## Build tq and service binaries with the dev profile.
 	cd cmd/web/frontend && npm ci && npm run build
-	mkdir -p ./.tasq-dev/system/bin
-	go build -ldflags "-X github.com/version-1/tasq/internal/cli/tq.buildCommit=$(TQ_BUILD_COMMIT) -X github.com/version-1/tasq/internal/config.defaultHomeProfile=dev -X github.com/version-1/tasq/internal/config.defaultHomePath=$(CURDIR)/.tasq-dev" -o ./tqdev ./cmd/tq
-	go build -o ./.tasq-dev/system/bin/issue-tracker ./cmd/issue-tracker
-	go build -o ./.tasq-dev/system/bin/orchestrator ./cmd/orchestrator
-	go build -o ./.tasq-dev/system/bin/web ./cmd/web
+	mkdir -p "$(HOME)/.tasq-dev/system/bin"
+	go build -ldflags "-X github.com/version-1/tasq/internal/cli/tq.buildCommit=$(TQ_BUILD_COMMIT) -X github.com/version-1/tasq/internal/config.defaultHomeProfile=dev" -o ./tqdev ./cmd/tq
+	go build -o "$(HOME)/.tasq-dev/system/bin/issue-tracker" ./cmd/issue-tracker
+	go build -o "$(HOME)/.tasq-dev/system/bin/orchestrator" ./cmd/orchestrator
+	go build -o "$(HOME)/.tasq-dev/system/bin/web" ./cmd/web
 
 .PHONY: dev-check
 dev-check:
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 0be5065..61efe7f 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -44,26 +44,6 @@ func TestHomeUsesDefaultProfile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHomeUsesDefaultPathBeforeProfile(t *testing.T) {
-	originalPath := defaultHomePath
-	originalProfile := defaultHomeProfile
-	defaultHomePath = filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "tasq-dev")
-	defaultHomeProfile = "preview"
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		defaultHomePath = originalPath
-		defaultHomeProfile = originalProfile
-	})
-	t.Setenv(EnvHome, "")
-
-	home, err := Home()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("home: %v", err)
-	}
-	if want := defaultHomePath; home != want {
-		t.Fatalf("home=%q, want %q", home, want)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestDefaultHomeProfileRejectsInvalidValue(t *testing.T) {
 	originalProfile := defaultHomeProfile
 	defaultHomeProfile = "Preview"
diff --git a/internal/config/home.go b/internal/config/home.go
index 369dc88..8041e77 100644
--- a/internal/config/home.go
+++ b/internal/config/home.go
@@ -13,19 +13,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 var defaultHomeProfile = ""
-var defaultHomePath = ""
-
-func DefaultHomePath() (string, error) {
-	path := strings.TrimSpace(defaultHomePath)
-	if path == "" {
-		return "", nil
-	}
-	resolved, err := filepath.Abs(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve default home: %w", err)
-	}
-	return resolved, nil
-}
 
 func DefaultHomeProfile() (string, error) {
 	profile := strings.TrimSpace(defaultHomeProfile)
@@ -44,13 +31,6 @@ func Home() (string, error) {
 	if value := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(EnvHome)); value != "" {
 		return filepath.Abs(value)
 	}
-	path, err := DefaultHomePath()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if path != "" {
-		return path, nil
-	}
 	profile, err := DefaultHomeProfile()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err