diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/hqplayer-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/hqplayer-desktop/default.nix
index 9e9a5ecf49ae..2551c610c573 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/hqplayer-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/hqplayer-desktop/default.nix
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ mkDerivation rec {
         --replace /usr/bin/ $out/bin/ \
         --replace /usr/share/doc/ $out/share/doc/
     done
-
-    gunzip $out/share/doc/${pname}/*.gz
   '';
 
   postFixup = ''