diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/package.nix
index 22dc15d6f71b..f6ab725b1536 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/package.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ in buildNpmPackage rec {
     ./electron-builder-package-lock.patch
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # remove code under unfree license
+    rm -r bitwarden_license
+  '';
+
   nodejs = nodejs_20;
 
   makeCacheWritable = true;