diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 9ccb5226ced..597ab802d74 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   NIX_LDFLAGS = stdenv.lib.optionalString selinuxSupport "-lsepol";
 
-  # the coreutils install calls the ginstall just compiled, before we have
-  # a chance to patchelf it. 
-  libPath = stdenv.lib.makeLibraryPath ([stdenv.gcc.libc] ++ buildInputs);
-
-  preInstall = ''
-    patchelf --set-rpath $libPath src/ginstall
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/;
     description = "The basic file, shell and text manipulation utilities of the GNU operating system";