diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools/update_helper.sh b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools/update_helper.sh
index a5d8d6d1d263..9541700a28b8 100755
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools/update_helper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools/update_helper.sh
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ make_trapped_tmpdir
 find "$monoRuntimeBinaries_storePath" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 | xargs -d '\n' cp -rp -t "$tmpDir"
 chmod -R a+rwx "$tmpDir"
 
-ls -la "$tmpDir/debugAdapters"
-
 patchelf_mono "$tmpDir/debugAdapters/mono.linux-x86_64"
 
 chmod a+x "$tmpDir/debugAdapters/mono.linux-x86_64"
@@ -141,8 +139,6 @@ make_trapped_tmpdir
 find "$clanFormatBinaries_storePath" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 | xargs -d '\n' cp -rp -t "$tmpDir"
 chmod -R a+rwx "$tmpDir"
 
-ls -la "$tmpDir/bin"
-
 patchelf_clangformat "$tmpDir/bin/clang-format"
 
 chmod a+x "$tmpDir/bin/clang-format"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/julia-modules/tests/top-julia-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/julia-modules/tests/top-julia-packages.nix
index ca93f42875b3..3c50b5eed676 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/julia-modules/tests/top-julia-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/julia-modules/tests/top-julia-packages.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ let
     buildCommand = ''
       wget https://julialang-logs.s3.amazonaws.com/public_outputs/current/package_requests.csv.gz
       gunzip package_requests.csv.gz
-      ls -lh
       cp package_requests.csv $out
     '';
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gusb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gusb/default.nix
index 27f9174c444d..3e75bdecaecd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gusb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gusb/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postFixup = ''
     # Cannot be in postInstall, otherwise _multioutDocs hook in preFixup will move right back.
-    ls -la "$out/share/doc"
     moveToOutput "share/doc" "$devdoc"
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/games/airstrike/default.nix b/pkgs/games/airstrike/default.nix
index 819f238806b2..dcacb93a71fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/airstrike/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/airstrike/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lm";
 
   installPhase = ''
-    ls -l
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     cp airstrike $out/bin
 
diff --git a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/game.nix b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/game.nix
index 6e8467e55df9..88d11856ed50 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/game.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/game.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
               @executable_path/libs/libstdc++.6.dylib \
       $exe
   '' + ''
-    ls -al $out
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/ossec/server.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/ossec/server.nix
index 2c015617176c..1b3bb46e60b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/ossec/server.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/ossec/server.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ EOF
       mv $out/stats $out/share
       rm -r $out/active-response
       rm -r $out/tmp
-      ls -lah $out
 
       runHook postInstall
   '';