diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/btfs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/btfs/default.nix
index f21c9dcad359..d2e5d91e3651 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/btfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/btfs/default.nix
@@ -14,14 +14,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [
-    boost fuse libtorrentRasterbar curl
+    boost fuse libtorrentRasterbar curl python3
   ];
 
-  preInstall = ''
-    substituteInPlace scripts/btplay \
-      --replace "/usr/bin/env python" "${python3.interpreter}"
-  '';
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A bittorrent filesystem based on FUSE";
     homepage    = https://github.com/johang/btfs;