diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
index 763c9f4db220..4cfc6cb41848 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # will leave us under ARGMAX.
   strictDeps = true;
 
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    cp $src ${name}.tar.bz2
-    tar xvjf ${name}.tar.bz2 > /dev/null
-    cd ${name}
-  '';
-
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs share/extensions
     patchShebangs fix-roff-punct