diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/default.nix
index 9f8f6f5fd0c..5cad049ba32 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, lib, makeDesktopItem, makeWrapper, zlib, glib, alsaLib
-, dbus, gtk, atk, pango, freetype, fontconfig, libgnome_keyring3, gdk_pixbuf
-, gvfs, cairo, cups, expat, libgpgerror, nspr, gconf, nss, xorg, libcap, systemd
-}:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, lib, makeWrapper, gvfs, atomEnv }:
 
-let
-  atomPkgs = [
-    stdenv.cc.cc zlib glib dbus gtk atk pango freetype libgnome_keyring3
-    fontconfig gdk_pixbuf cairo cups expat libgpgerror alsaLib nspr gconf nss
-    xorg.libXrender xorg.libX11 xorg.libXext xorg.libXdamage xorg.libXtst
-    xorg.libXcomposite xorg.libXi xorg.libXfixes xorg.libXrandr
-    xorg.libXcursor libcap systemd
-  ];
-  atomLib = lib.makeLibraryPath atomPkgs;
-  atomLib64 = lib.makeSearchPathOutputs "lib64" ["lib"] atomPkgs;
-
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "atom-${version}";
   version = "1.6.2";
 
@@ -26,25 +12,23 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
-  phases = [ "installPhase" "fixupPhase" ];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out
+  buildCommand = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/usr/
     ar p $src data.tar.gz | tar -C $out -xz ./usr
     substituteInPlace $out/usr/share/applications/atom.desktop \
       --replace /usr/share/atom $out/bin
     mv $out/usr/* $out/
     rm -r $out/share/lintian
     rm -r $out/usr/
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/atom \
+      --prefix "PATH" : "${gvfs}/bin"
+
     patchelf --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
+      --set-rpath "${atomEnv.libPath}:$out/share/atom" \
       $out/share/atom/atom
     patchelf --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
+      --set-rpath "${atomEnv.libPath}" \
       $out/share/atom/resources/app/apm/bin/node
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/atom \
-      --prefix "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" : "${atomLib}:${atomLib64}" \
-      --prefix "PATH" : "${gvfs}/bin"
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/apm \
-      --prefix "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" : "${atomLib}:${atomLib64}"
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/env.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/env.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d91d8a4ecbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/env.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, zlib, glib, alsaLib, dbus, gtk, atk, pango, freetype, fontconfig
+, libgnome_keyring3, gdk_pixbuf, gvfs, cairo, cups, expat, libgpgerror, nspr
+, gconf, nss, xorg, libcap, systemd, libnotify
+}:
+
+let
+  packages = [
+    stdenv.cc.cc zlib glib dbus gtk atk pango freetype libgnome_keyring3
+    fontconfig gdk_pixbuf cairo cups expat libgpgerror alsaLib nspr gconf nss
+    xorg.libXrender xorg.libX11 xorg.libXext xorg.libXdamage xorg.libXtst
+    xorg.libXcomposite xorg.libXi xorg.libXfixes xorg.libXrandr
+    xorg.libXcursor libcap systemd libnotify
+  ];
+
+  libPathNative = lib.makeLibraryPath packages;
+  libPath64 = lib.makeSearchPathOutputs "lib64" ["lib"] packages;
+  libPath = "${libPathNative}:${libPath64}";
+
+in { inherit packages libPath; }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
index 0d9572ebc22..134dc397e06 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
-{ stdenv, callPackage, fetchurl, unzip
-, ...
-} @ args:
+{ stdenv, lib, callPackage, fetchurl, unzip, atomEnv, makeDesktopItem }:
 
 let
-  atomEnv = callPackage ../../../development/tools/electron/env-atom.nix (args);
+  version = "1.0.0";
+  rev = "fa6d0f03813dfb9df4589c30121e9fcffa8a8ec8";
 
-  version = "0.10.10";
-  rev = "5b5f4db87c10345b9d5c8d0bed745bcad4533135";
-  sha256 = if stdenv.system == "i686-linux"    then "1mmgq4fxi2h4hvz7yxgzzyvlznkb42qwr8i1g2b1akdlgnrvvpby"
-      else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux"  then "1zjb6mys5qs9mb21rpgpnbgq4gpnw6gsgfn5imf7ca7myk1bxnvk"
-      else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-darwin" then "0y1as2s6nhicyvdfszphhqp76iv9wcygglrl2f0jamm98g9qp66p"
+  sha256 = if stdenv.system == "i686-linux"    then "1nnsvr51k8cmq8rccksylam4ww40pdn9dnhnp9096z5ccrf4qa1b"
+      else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux"  then "0p408pp2il6kawfsql8n5dvl75kmf2n2p0r266mjnww6vprmq4gw"
+      else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-darwin" then "06k41ljfvgyxbl364jlkdjk8lkwr6bpq2r051vin93cnqfxridkq"
       else throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}";
 
   urlMod = if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then "linux-ia32"
       else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "linux-x64"
       else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-darwin" then "darwin"
       else throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}";
-
 in
   stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     name = "vscode-${version}";
@@ -27,24 +23,35 @@ in
       inherit sha256;
     };
 
+    desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
+      name = "code";
+      exec = "code";
+      icon = "code";
+      comment = "Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications";
+      desktopName = "Visual Studio Code";
+      genericName = "Text Editor";
+      categories = "GNOME;GTK;Utility;TextEditor;Development;";
+    };
+
     buildInputs = [ unzip ];
 
     installPhase = ''
-      mkdir -p $out/bin
-      cp -r ./* $out/bin
+      mkdir -p $out/lib/vscode $out/bin
+      cp -r ./* $out/lib/vscode
+      ln -s $out/lib/vscode/code $out/bin
 
-      ${if (stdenv.system == "i686-linux" || stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux") then ''
-        patchelf --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
-        $out/bin/code
-      '' else ""}
+      mkdir -p $out/share/applications
+      cp $desktopItem/share/applications/* $out/share/applications
+
+      mkdir -p $out/share/pixmaps
+      cp $out/lib/vscode/resources/app/resources/linux/code.png $out/share/pixmaps/code.png
     '';
 
-    postFixup = ''
-      ${if (stdenv.system == "i686-linux" || stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux") then ''
-        patchelf \
-        --set-rpath "${atomEnv}/lib:${atomEnv}/lib64:$out/bin:$(patchelf --print-rpath $out/bin/code)" \
-        $out/bin/code
-      '' else ""}
+    fixupPhase = lib.optionalString (stdenv.system == "i686-linux" || stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux") ''
+      patchelf \
+        --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
+        --set-rpath "${atomEnv.libPath}:$out/lib/vscode" \
+        $out/lib/vscode/code
     '';
 
     meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/default.nix
index d7d338f7f60..74adbb3f153 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, callPackage, fetchurl, unzip
-, ...
-} @ args:
+{ stdenv, lib, callPackage, fetchurl, unzip, atomEnv }:
 
-let
-  atomEnv = callPackage ./env-atom.nix (args);
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "electron-${version}";
   version = "0.36.2";
 
@@ -14,23 +10,17 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     name = "${name}.zip";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ atomEnv unzip ];
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
 
-  phases = [ "installPhase" "fixupPhase" ];
+  buildCommand = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/electron $out/bin
+    unzip -d $out/lib/electron $src
+    ln -s $out/lib/electron/electron $out/bin
 
-  unpackCmd = "unzip";
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    unzip -d $out/bin $src
-    patchelf --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
-    $out/bin/electron
-  '';
-
-  postFixup = ''
     patchelf \
-    --set-rpath "${atomEnv}/lib:${atomEnv}/lib64:$out/bin:$(patchelf --print-rpath $out/bin/electron)" \
-    $out/bin/electron
+      --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
+      --set-rpath "${atomEnv.libPath}:$out/lib/electron" \
+      $out/lib/electron/electron
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/env-atom.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/electron/env-atom.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c69b2e52cc..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/electron/env-atom.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, buildEnv, zlib, glib, alsaLib
-, dbus, gtk, atk, pango, freetype, fontconfig, libgnome_keyring3, gdk_pixbuf
-, cairo, cups, expat, libgpgerror, nspr, gconf, nss, xorg, libcap
-, systemd, libnotify
-, ...
-}:
-
-buildEnv {
-  name = "env-atom";
-  paths = [
-    stdenv.cc.cc zlib glib dbus gtk atk pango freetype libgnome_keyring3
-    fontconfig gdk_pixbuf cairo cups expat libgpgerror alsaLib nspr gconf nss
-    xorg.libXrender xorg.libX11 xorg.libXext xorg.libXdamage xorg.libXtst
-    xorg.libXcomposite xorg.libXi xorg.libXfixes xorg.libXrandr
-    xorg.libXcursor libcap systemd libnotify
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b8a73642055..bba0883c923 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5700,10 +5700,7 @@ in
 
   astyle = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/astyle { };
 
-  electron = callPackage ../development/tools/electron {
-    gconf = pkgs.gnome.GConf;
-  };
-
+  electron = callPackage ../development/tools/electron { };
 
   autobuild = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/autobuild { };
 
@@ -11647,10 +11644,12 @@ in
 
   artha = callPackage ../applications/misc/artha { };
 
-  atom = callPackage ../applications/editors/atom {
+  atomEnv = callPackage ../applications/editors/atom/env.nix {
     gconf = gnome.GConf;
   };
 
+  atom = callPackage ../applications/editors/atom { };
+
   aseprite = callPackage ../applications/editors/aseprite {
     giflib = giflib_4_1;
   };
@@ -14253,9 +14252,7 @@ in
 
   vorbis-tools = callPackage ../applications/audio/vorbis-tools { };
 
-  vscode = callPackage ../applications/editors/vscode {
-    gconf = pkgs.gnome.GConf;
-  };
+  vscode = callPackage ../applications/editors/vscode { };
 
   vue = callPackage ../applications/misc/vue { };