diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/default.nix
index 6028f0e1a1ae..7029dd054165 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchYarnDeps, mkYarnPackage, nixosTests, writeText, python3 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchYarnDeps, yarnConfigHook, nixosTests, writeText, python3 }:
 
 let
+  pname = "powerdns-admin";
   version = "0.4.2";
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "PowerDNS-Admin";
@@ -23,44 +24,32 @@ let
     ./0001-Fix-flask-2.3-issue.patch
   ];
 
-  assets = mkYarnPackage {
-    inherit src version;
-    packageJSON = ./package.json;
+  assets = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "${pname}-assets";
+    inherit version src;
 
     offlineCache = fetchYarnDeps {
       yarnLock = "${src}/yarn.lock";
       hash = "sha256-rXIts+dgOuZQGyiSke1NIG7b4lFlR/Gfu3J6T3wP3aY=";
     };
 
-    # Copied from package.json, see also
-    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/214952
-    packageResolutions = {
-      "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free" = "6.3.0";
-    };
-
-    nativeBuildInputs = pythonDeps;
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
+      yarnConfigHook
+    ] ++ pythonDeps;
     patches = all_patches ++ [
       ./0002-Remove-cssrewrite-filter.patch
     ];
     buildPhase = ''
-      # The build process expects the directory to be writable
-      # with node_modules at a specific path
-      # https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/blob/master/.yarnrc
-
-      approot=deps/powerdns-admin-assets
-
-      ln -s $node_modules $approot/powerdnsadmin/static/node_modules
-      SESSION_TYPE=filesystem FLASK_APP=$approot/powerdnsadmin/__init__.py flask assets build
+      SESSION_TYPE=filesystem FLASK_APP=./powerdnsadmin/__init__.py flask assets build
     '';
     installPhase = ''
       # https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/blob/54b257768f600c5548a1c7e50eac49c40df49f92/docker/Dockerfile#L43
       mkdir $out
-      cp -r $approot/powerdnsadmin/static/{generated,assets,img} $out
-      find $node_modules -name webfonts -exec cp -r {} $out \;
-      find $node_modules -name fonts -exec cp -r {} $out \;
-      find $node_modules/icheck/skins/square -name '*.png' -exec cp {} $out/generated \;
+      cp -r powerdnsadmin/static/{generated,assets,img} $out
+      find powerdnsadmin/static/node_modules -name webfonts -exec cp -r {} $out \; -printf "Copying %P\n"
+      find powerdnsadmin/static/node_modules -name fonts -exec cp -r {} $out \; -printf "Copying %P\n"
+      find powerdnsadmin/static/node_modules/icheck/skins/square -name '*.png' -exec cp {} $out/generated \;
     '';
-    distPhase = "true";
   };
 
   assetsPy = writeText "assets.py" ''
@@ -73,9 +62,7 @@ let
     assets.register('css_main', 'generated/main.css')
   '';
 in stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "powerdns-admin";
-
-  inherit src version;
+  inherit pname version src;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ python.pkgs.wrapPython ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/package.json b/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fb58f9c544c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/powerdns-admin/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "6.3.0",
-    "admin-lte": "3.2.0",
-    "bootstrap": "4.6.2",
-    "bootstrap-datepicker": "^1.9.0",
-    "bootstrap-validator": "^0.11.9",
-    "datatables.net-plugins": "^1.13.1",
-    "icheck": "^1.0.2",
-    "jquery-slimscroll": "^1.3.8",
-    "jquery-sparkline": "^2.4.0",
-    "jquery-ui-dist": "^1.13.2",
-    "jquery.quicksearch": "^2.4.0",
-    "jquery-validation": "^1.19.5",
-    "jtimeout": "^3.2.0",
-    "knockout": "^3.5.1",
-    "multiselect": "^0.9.12"
-  },
-  "resolutions": {
-    "admin-lte/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "6.3.0"
-  },
-  "name": "powerdns-admin-assets",
-  "version": "0.4.1"
-}