diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/karakeep/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ka/karakeep/package.nix
index 31c3823c1ff2..55d4e20cbc2a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ka/karakeep/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ka/karakeep/package.nix
@@ -52,18 +52,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   pnpmDeps = fetchPnpmDeps {
-    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
+    inherit (finalAttrs)
+      pname
+      version
+      src
+      patches
+      ;
     pnpm = pnpm_9;
-
-    # We need to pass the patched source code, so pnpm sees the patched version
-    src = stdenv.mkDerivation {
-      name = "${finalAttrs.pname}-patched-source";
-      inherit (finalAttrs) src patches;
-      installPhase = ''
-        cp -pr --reflink=auto -- . $out
-      '';
-    };
-
     fetcherVersion = 3;
     hash = "sha256-aT4JPx3iYw4kw8GHXKWMnelSVT0q2S3PK8DgSCQCyKQ=";
   };