diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/base-workspace/builder.sh b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/base-workspace/builder.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ace6677be52..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.4/base-workspace/builder.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-source $stdenv/setup
-
-myPatchPhase()
-{
-    sed -i -e "s|\${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_DIR}|$out/lib/python2.6/site-packages|" plasma/generic/scriptengines/python/CMakeLists.txt
-}
-patchPhase=myPatchPhase
-genericBuild