diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
index c3818fe71f8b..c2bace466092 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 , openssl
 , pkg-config
 , makeBinaryWrapper
-, biber
 , icu
 }:
 
@@ -31,12 +30,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   buildInputs = [ icu fontconfig harfbuzz openssl ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [ ApplicationServices Cocoa Foundation ]);
 
-  # Tectonic runs biber when it detects it needs to run it, see:
-  # https://github.com/tectonic-typesetting/tectonic/releases/tag/tectonic%400.7.0
-  postInstall = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/tectonic \
-      --prefix PATH : "${lib.getBin biber}/bin"
-  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     substituteInPlace dist/appimage/tectonic.desktop \
       --replace Exec=tectonic Exec=$out/bin/tectonic
     install -D dist/appimage/tectonic.desktop -t $out/share/applications/