diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsboat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsboat/default.nix
index 464883ef8fca..182e0cb6469c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsboat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsboat/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   postInstall = ''
     make prefix="$out" install
-    cp -r contrib $out
   '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     for prog in $out/bin/*; do
       wrapProgram "$prog" --prefix DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH : "${stfl}/lib"