diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/camomile/0.8.1.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/camomile/0.8.1.nix
index 29ce5c59b44..4a838e99f0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/camomile/0.8.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/camomile/0.8.1.nix
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ocaml findlib];
 
-  preInstall = ''
-    ensureDir $OCAMLFIND_DESTDIR
-  '';
-
   createFindlibDestdir = true;
 
   meta = {