diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuchardet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuchardet/default.nix
index 5aa26a749e4..6bfb694a41b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuchardet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuchardet/default.nix
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DCMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=OFF" # for tests
-    # TODO: move the following to CMake setup hook
-    "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR=${placeholder "bin"}/bin"
-    "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR=${placeholder "man"}/share/man"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;