diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/macvim.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/macvim.nix
index 69e9ab35e96e..6f43a2f9a897 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/macvim.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/macvim.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/Applications
     cp -r src/MacVim/build/Release/MacVim.app $out/Applications
+    rm -rf $out/MacVim.app
 
     rm $out/bin/{Vimdiff,Vimtutor,Vim,ex,rVim,rview,view}