diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/default.nix
index f354dde039c8..dca993567e1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/google-cloud-sdk/default.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook preInstall
 
     mkdir -p $out/google-cloud-sdk
+    if [ -d .install/platform/bundledpythonunix ]; then
+      rm -r .install/platform/bundledpythonunix
+    fi
     cp -R * .install $out/google-cloud-sdk/
 
     mkdir -p $out/google-cloud-sdk/lib/surface/{alpha,beta}