diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
index 7b4e7c259e0..a20a03ac3dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/default.nix
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     ensureDir $out
     cp -av build/*/j2sdk-image/* $out
-    rm $out/src.zip
   '';
 
   meta = {