diff --git a/contrib/package/nix/copyparty/default.nix b/contrib/package/nix/copyparty/default.nix
index d622ca64..55f25156 100644
--- a/contrib/package/nix/copyparty/default.nix
+++ b/contrib/package/nix/copyparty/default.nix
@@ -112,18 +112,6 @@ buildPythonApplication {
   pname = "copyparty";
   inherit version src;
   postPatch = lib.optionalString (!stable) ''
-    old_src="$(mktemp -d)"
-    tar -C "$old_src" -xf ${stableSrc}
-    declare -a folders
-    folders=("$old_src"/*)
-    count_folders="''${#folders[@]}"
-    if [[ $count_folders != 1 ]]; then
-      declare -p folders
-      echo "Expected 1 folder, found $count_folders" >&2
-      exit 1
-    fi
-    old_src_folder="''${folders[0]}"
-    cp -r "$old_src_folder"/copyparty/web/deps copyparty/web/deps
     sed -i 's/^CODENAME =.*$/CODENAME = "${unstableCodename}"/' copyparty/__version__.py
     ${lib.optionalString (copypartyFlake != null) (with dateStringsShort; ''
       sed -i 's/^BUILD_DT =.*$/BUILD_DT = (${year}, ${month}, ${day})/' copyparty/__version__.py