diff --git a/src/babel/api/register/cache.js b/src/babel/api/register/cache.js
index 8e61565411..438151a16c 100644
--- a/src/babel/api/register/cache.js
+++ b/src/babel/api/register/cache.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os from "os";
 import fs from "fs";
 
 function getUserHome() {
-  return process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE || process.env.HOMEPATH;
+  return process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE;
 }
 
 const FILENAME = process.env.BABEL_CACHE_PATH || path.join(getUserHome() || os.tmpdir(), ".babel.json");