diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gede/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gede/default.nix
index bcd5b02d30b8..9e8ce3d93314 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gede/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gede/default.nix
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   dontUseQmakeConfigure = true;
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    sed -i build.py -e 's,qmake-qt5,qmake,'
-  '';
-
   buildPhase = ":";
 
   installPhase = ''