diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/paperless-ngx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/paperless-ngx/default.nix
index 28314d48fe51..61c607c422e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/paperless-ngx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/paperless-ngx/default.nix
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
       --prefix PATH : "${path}"
   '';
 
+  postFixup = ''
+    # Remove tests with samples (~14M)
+    find $out/lib/paperless-ngx -type d -name tests -exec rm -rv {} +
+  '';
+
   nativeCheckInputs = with python.pkgs; [
     factory_boy
     imagehash