diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/grub/1.9x.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/grub/1.9x.nix
index fdaf943653b..ffcc1cc4d4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/grub/1.9x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/grub/1.9x.nix
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
            -e "s|/usr/src/unifont.bdf|$PWD/unifont.bdf|g"
     '';
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    ensureDir ./share/grub
-    cp ./unicode.pf2 ./share/grub/ 
-  '';
-
   configureFlags =
     let arch = if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then "i386"
                else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "x86_64"