diff --git a/guix/scripts/home/import.scm b/guix/scripts/home/import.scm
index f20088aa88..0e7c454f45 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/home/import.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/home/import.scm
@@ -47,24 +47,19 @@
                (home-bash-configuration
                 ,@(if (file-exists? rc)
                       `((bashrc
-                         (list (slurp-file-gexp
-                                (local-file ,rc)))))
+                         (list (local-file ,rc))))
                       '())
                 ,@(if (file-exists? profile)
                       `((bash-profile
-                         (list (slurp-file-gexp
-                                (local-file ,profile)))))
+                         (list (local-file ,profile))))
                       '())
                 ,@(if (file-exists? logout)
                       `((bash-logout
-                         (list (slurp-file-gexp
-                                (local-file ,logout)))))
+                         (list (local-file ,logout))))
                       '())))
       (guix gexp)
       (gnu home services shells))))
 
-
-
 (define %files+configurations-alist
   `((".bashrc" . ,generate-bash-configuration+modules)
     (".bash_profile" . ,generate-bash-configuration+modules)