diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/binary/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/binary/generic.nix
index 42bb8ed3799f..df92207ec0b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/binary/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/binary/generic.nix
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ let
     dontBuild = true;
 
     installPhase = ''
-      mkdir -p $out/libexec/electron $out/bin
+      mkdir -p $out/libexec/electron
       unzip -d $out/libexec/electron $src
-      ln -s $out/libexec/electron/electron $out/bin
       chmod u-x $out/libexec/electron/*.so*
     '';