diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
index 56a553c0c80..b93c6ae12cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "-Werror" "-Werror -Wno-stringop-truncation"
   '';
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    cp src/proxychains.conf $out/etc
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Proxifier for SOCKS proxies";
     homepage = "http://proxychains.sourceforge.net";