diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix
index d260b2900160..8a56e3e798b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     mkdir -p $out/node_modules
     mv node_modules/${requireName} $out/node_modules
     mv node_modules/.bin $out/node_modules 2>/dev/null || true
+    rm -fR $out/node_modules/${requireName}/node_modules
     mv node_modules $out/node_modules/${requireName}
     if [ -d "$out/node_modules/.bin" ]; then
       ln -sv node_modules/.bin $out/bin