diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index 91479c2c95f3..b2686a9df4e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
   stdenv,
   lib,
   coreutils,
+  gawk,
   gnugrep,
+  gnused,
+  glibc,
+  jq,
   copyDesktopItems,
   makeDesktopItem,
   unzip,
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@
   openssl,
   webkitgtk_4_1,
   ripgrep,
+  which,
 
   # needed to fix "Save as Root"
   asar,
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       autoPatchelfHook
       asar
       copyDesktopItems
+      jq
       # override doesn't preserve splicing https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/132651
       # Has to use `makeShellWrapper` from `buildPackages` even though `makeShellWrapper` from the inputs is spliced because `propagatedBuildInputs` would pick the wrong one because of a different offset.
       (buildPackages.wrapGAppsHook3.override { makeWrapper = buildPackages.makeShellWrapper; })
@@ -352,9 +358,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
             # for moving files to trash
             glib
 
-            # for launcher script
+            # for launcher and bundled helper scripts
+            gawk
+            glibc.bin
             gnugrep
+            gnused
             coreutils
+            which
           ]
         }
         --add-flags "\''${NIXOS_OZONE_WL:+\''${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:+--ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations --enable-wayland-ime=true --wayland-text-input-version=3}}"
@@ -365,9 +375,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
     # See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/49643#issuecomment-873853897
     # linux only because of https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/138729
     postPatch =
-      # this is a fix for "save as root" functionality
       lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux (
+        # disable update checks
         ''
+          tmpProductJson="$(mktemp)"
+          jq 'del(.updateUrl, .backupUpdateUrl)' resources/app/product.json > "$tmpProductJson"
+          mv "$tmpProductJson" resources/app/product.json
+        ''
+        # this is a fix for "save as root" functionality
+        + ''
           packed="resources/app/node_modules.asar"
           unpacked="resources/app/node_modules"
           asar extract "$packed" "$unpacked"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/an/antigravity/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/an/antigravity/package.nix
index 1c6b5427ea99..a0d5cd05a137 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/an/antigravity/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/an/antigravity/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   stdenv,
   buildVscode,
   fetchurl,
-  jq,
   writeShellScript,
   coreutils,
   commandLineArgs ? "",
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ let
     information.sources."${hostPlatform.system}"
       or (throw "antigravity: unsupported system ${hostPlatform.system}");
 in
-(buildVscode {
+buildVscode {
   inherit commandLineArgs useVSCodeRipgrep;
   inherit (information) version vscodeVersion;
   pname = "antigravity";
@@ -75,15 +74,4 @@ in
       Zaczero
     ];
   };
-}).overrideAttrs
-  (oldAttrs: {
-    # Disable update checks
-    nativeBuildInputs = (oldAttrs.nativeBuildInputs or [ ]) ++ [ jq ];
-    postPatch = (oldAttrs.postPatch or "") + ''
-      productJson="${
-        if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then "Contents/Resources" else "resources"
-      }/app/product.json"
-      data=$(jq 'del(.updateUrl)' "$productJson")
-      echo "$data" > "$productJson"
-    '';
-  })
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/co/code-cursor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/co/code-cursor/package.nix
index edff54ed1988..502a8765c5f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/co/code-cursor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/co/code-cursor/package.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 let
   inherit (stdenv) hostPlatform;
-  finalCommandLineArgs = "--update=false " + commandLineArgs;
 
   sourcesJson = lib.importJSON ./sources.json;
   sources = lib.mapAttrs (
@@ -24,9 +23,8 @@ let
   source = sources.${hostPlatform.system};
 in
 buildVscode rec {
-  inherit useVSCodeRipgrep;
+  inherit commandLineArgs useVSCodeRipgrep;
   inherit (sourcesJson) version vscodeVersion;
-  commandLineArgs = finalCommandLineArgs;
 
   pname = "cursor";