diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/esbenp.prettier-vscode/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/esbenp.prettier-vscode/default.nix
index 5272f895e38f..50a8fe24498a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/esbenp.prettier-vscode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/esbenp.prettier-vscode/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 {
-  jq,
   lib,
-  moreutils,
-  prettier,
   vscode-utils,
 }:
 
@@ -14,18 +11,6 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
     hash = "sha256-pNjkJhof19cuK0PsXJ/Q/Zb2H7eoIkfXJMLZJ4lDn7k=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    jq
-    moreutils
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ prettier ];
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    cd "$out/$installPrefix"
-    jq '.contributes.configuration.properties."prettier.prettierPath".default = "${prettier}"' package.json | sponge package.json
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/esbenp.prettier-vscode/changelog";
     description = "Code formatter using prettier";