diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-python.mypy-type-checker/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-python.mypy-type-checker/default.nix
index 6119ebca6c6e..67f045c70787 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-python.mypy-type-checker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-python.mypy-type-checker/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
   vscode-utils,
-  mypy,
-  jq,
-  moreutils,
 }:
 
 vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
@@ -14,17 +11,6 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
     hash = "sha256-boKUxLOAgQJP13zX/NMhg1MtcrPVQJt5gLbxI7gVSu4=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ mypy ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    jq
-    moreutils
-  ];
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    jq '.contributes.configuration.properties."mypy-type-checker.path".default = "${lib.getExe mypy}"' $out/$installPrefix/package.json | sponge $out/$installPrefix/package.json
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-mypy/releases";
     description = "VSCode extension for type checking support for Python files using Mypy";