diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index abd4a55c92b..30060086fb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ in
         mkdir -p $out/lib/vscode $out/bin
         cp -r ./* $out/lib/vscode
 
-        substituteInPlace $out/lib/vscode/bin/${executableName} --replace '"$CLI" "$@"' '"$CLI" "--skip-getting-started" "$@"'
-
         ln -s $out/lib/vscode/bin/${executableName} $out/bin
 
         mkdir -p $out/share/applications