diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/im/imv/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/im/imv/package.nix
index 178bdfcae3fb..70a1eb09dd68 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/im/imv/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/im/imv/package.nix
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ builtins.map (b: backends."${b}") withBackends;
 
   postInstall = ''
-    # fix the executable path and install the desktop item
-    substituteInPlace ../files/imv.desktop --replace "imv %F" "$out/bin/imv %F"
     install -Dm644 ../files/imv.desktop $out/share/applications/
   '';