diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/puddletag/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/puddletag/default.nix
index 00f58750408..69c79c76c8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/puddletag/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/puddletag/default.nix
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@ python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   doCheck = false;   # there are no tests
   dontStrip = true;  # we are not generating any binaries
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    siteDir=$(toPythonPath $out)
-    mkdir -p $siteDir
-    PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$siteDir
-    ${python2Packages.python.interpreter} setup.py install --prefix $out
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage    = https://puddletag.net;
     description = "An audio tag editor similar to the Windows program, Mp3tag";