diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine/default.nix
index e4a0ca45844e..a381a7d8530e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine/default.nix
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
     installPhase =
       ''
         mkdir -p $out/out
-
-        for dir in $(find $src/src -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1); do
-          ln -sf $dir $out/$(basename $dir)
-        done
-
       ''
       + lib.concatMapStrings (
         runtimeMode:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine/package.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine/package.nix
index 059333905331..b38460d73cc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/engine/package.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ let
       ;
   };
 
-  outName = "host_$runtimeMode${lib.optionalString (!isOptimized) "_unopt --unoptimized"}";
+  outName = "host_${runtimeMode}${lib.optionalString (!isOptimized) "_unopt --unoptimized"}";
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "flutter-engine-${runtimeMode}${lib.optionalString (!isOptimized) "-unopt"}";
@@ -283,13 +283,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     runHook postBuild
   '';
 
-  # Link sources so we can set $FLUTTER_ENGINE to this derivation
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    for dir in $(find $src/src -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1); do
-      ln -sf $dir $out/$(basename $dir)
-    done
+    rm -rf $out/out/$outName/{obj,gen,exe.unstripped,lib.unstripped,zip_archives}
+    rm $out/out/$outName/{args.gn,build.ninja,build.ninja.d,compile_commands.json,display_list_rendertests,flutter_tester,toolchain.ninja}
+    find $out/out/$outName -name '*_unittests' -delete
+    find $out/out/$outName -name '*_benchmarks' -delete
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';