diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/es/eslint/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/es/eslint/package.nix
index efa2ae05cc2e..14267e6c1aaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/es/eslint/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/es/eslint/package.nix
@@ -31,15 +31,11 @@ buildNpmPackage' rec {
   '';
 
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-F3EUANBvniczR7QxNfo1LlksYPxXt16uqJDFzN6u64Y=";
+  npmInstallFlags = [ "--omit=dev" ];
 
   dontNpmBuild = true;
   dontNpmPrune = true;
 
-  postFixup = ''
-    # Remove broken symlink
-    rm $out/lib/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/eslint-config-eslint
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     description = "Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code";
     homepage = "https://eslint.org";