diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/muse/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/muse/default.nix
index f5a6bafe792c..89ccf00c6d38 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/muse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/muse/default.nix
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   sourceRoot = "source/muse3";
 
-  prePatch = ''
-    chmod u+w $NIX_BUILD_TOP
-  '';
-
   patches = [ ./fix-parallel-building.patch ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config qttools wrapQtAppsHook ];