diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.15/kservice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.15/kservice/default.nix
index ab017ce402ab..5c7727cdb647 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.15/kservice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.15/kservice/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 kdeFramework {
   name = "kservice";
-  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools ];
   buildInputs = [ kcoreaddons kcrash kdbusaddons ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ kconfig ki18n kwindowsystem ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.15/kservice/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.15/kservice/setup-hook.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 007876a0b309..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.15/kservice/setup-hook.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-export KDESYCOCA="$out/var/cache/kservices5/$name.sycoca"
-
-KSERVICE_BUILD_KDESYCOCA=
-
-buildKdeSycoca() {
-    if [[ -n "$KSERVICE_BUILD_KDESYCOCA" ]]; then
-        echo "building kdesycoca database in $KDESYCOCA"
-        mkdir -p "$(dirname $KDESYCOCA)"
-        kbuildsycoca5 --nosignal
-    fi
-}
-
-preFixupPhases+=" buildKdeSycoca"