diff --git a/crates/uv-python/src/environment.rs b/crates/uv-python/src/environment.rs
index 45d7d3d5373a..3449fc5e7532 100644
--- a/crates/uv-python/src/environment.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-python/src/environment.rs
@@ -144,16 +144,6 @@ impl PythonEnvironment {
         })))
     }
 
-    /// Create a [`PythonEnvironment`] from an existing [`Interpreter`] with relocatable paths.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_relocatable(self) -> Self {
-        let inner = Arc::unwrap_or_clone(self.0);
-        Self(Arc::new(PythonEnvironmentShared {
-            interpreter: inner.interpreter.with_relocatable(),
-            ..inner
-        }))
-    }
-
     /// Returns the root (i.e., `prefix`) of the Python interpreter.
     pub fn root(&self) -> &Path {
         &self.0.root
diff --git a/crates/uv-python/src/interpreter.rs b/crates/uv-python/src/interpreter.rs
index 60355c6f81fb..f98b0040aa04 100644
--- a/crates/uv-python/src/interpreter.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-python/src/interpreter.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ pub struct Interpreter {
     prefix: Option<Prefix>,
     pointer_size: PointerSize,
     gil_disabled: bool,
-    relocatable: bool,
 }
 
 impl Interpreter {
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ impl Interpreter {
             tags: OnceLock::new(),
             target: None,
             prefix: None,
-            relocatable: false,
         })
     }
 
@@ -111,15 +109,6 @@ impl Interpreter {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Return a new [`Interpreter`] that should be treated as relocatable.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_relocatable(self) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            relocatable: true,
-            ..self
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Return the [`Interpreter`] for the base executable, if it's available.
     ///
     /// If no such base executable is available, or if the base executable is the same as the
@@ -437,7 +426,6 @@ impl Interpreter {
                     },
                 }
             },
-            relocatable: self.relocatable,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/environment.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/environment.rs
index 13f16190bd34..eb8a8b35212a 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/environment.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/environment.rs
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ impl CachedEnvironment {
             uv_virtualenv::Prompt::None,
             false,
             false,
-            false,
+            true,
         )?;
         sync_environment(
-            venv.with_relocatable(),
+            venv,
             &resolution,
             settings.as_ref().into(),
             state,