diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/cdemu/base.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/cdemu/base.nix
index 5eb0f86ab975..c48e682d963e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/cdemu/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/cdemu/base.nix
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ( {
     inherit hash;
   };
   nativeBuildInputs = nativeBuildInputs ++ [ pkg-config cmake ];
-  setSourceRoot = ''
-    mkdir build
-    cd build
-    sourceRoot="`pwd`"
-  '';
-  configurePhase = ''
-    cmake ../${pname}-${version} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$out -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON
-  '';
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A suite of tools for emulating optical drives and discs";
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/cdemu/daemon.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/cdemu/daemon.nix
index e11f019c906f..843504d33069 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/cdemu/daemon.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/cdemu/daemon.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ callPackage ./base.nix {
   buildInputs = [ glib libao libmirage ];
   extraDrvParams.postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share/dbus-1/services
-    cp -R ../$pname-$version/service-example $out/share/cdemu
+    cp -R ../service-example $out/share/cdemu
     substitute \
       $out/share/cdemu/net.sf.cdemu.CDEmuDaemon.service \
       $out/share/dbus-1/services/net.sf.cdemu.CDEmuDaemon.service \