diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
index 1ef63d3f6b92..4e5b04e62404 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ final: prev: {
     meta = oldAttrs.meta // { broken = since "12"; };
   });
 
-  deltachat-desktop = prev."deltachat-desktop-../../applications/networking/instant-messengers/deltachat-desktop".override (oldAttrs: {
-    meta = oldAttrs.meta // { broken = true; }; # use the top-level package instead
-  });
-
   eask = prev."@emacs-eask/cli".override {
     name = "eask";
   };