diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pg/pgbackrest/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pg/pgbackrest/package.nix
index b38fa0a3abbce..8ea691c0d4e35 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pg/pgbackrest/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pg/pgbackrest/package.nix
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     zstd
   ];
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    install -Dm555 -t "$out/bin" src/pgbackrest
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Reliable PostgreSQL backup & restore";
     homepage = "https://pgbackrest.org/";