diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/maxima/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/maxima/default.nix
index cf6f2f3bb25b..632bc9e4d1b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/maxima/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/maxima/default.nix
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       for prog in "$out/bin/"*; do
         wrapProgram "$prog" --prefix PATH ":" "$out/bin:${searchPath}"
       done
-      # Move emacs modules and documentation into the right place.
-      mkdir -p $out/share/emacs $out/share/doc
-      ln -s ../maxima/${finalAttrs.version}/emacs $out/share/emacs/site-lisp
+      # Move documentation into the right place.
+      mkdir -p $out/share/doc
       ln -s ../maxima/${finalAttrs.version}/doc $out/share/doc/maxima
     ''
     + (lib.optionalString (lisp-compiler.pname == "ecl") ''