diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/3/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/3/common.nix
index e353f4f5652f..b4bfc6c9ea73 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/3/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/3/common.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   inherit pname;
   version = buildVersion;
 
-  phases = [ "installPhase" ];
+  dontUnpack = true;
 
   ${primaryBinary} = binaryPackage;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/4/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/4/common.nix
index 97299bef3ac4..13eabde14e6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/4/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/sublime/4/common.nix
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   inherit pname;
   version = buildVersion;
 
-  phases = [ "installPhase" ];
+  dontUnpack = true;
 
   ${primaryBinary} = binaryPackage;