diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcotp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcotp/default.nix
index 9d1b51a03ddc..6fb7b3879c20 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcotp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcotp/default.nix
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libbaseencode libgcrypt ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
 
-  # https://github.com/paolostivanin/libcotp/issues/32
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace cotp.pc.in \
-      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@ \
-      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "C library that generates TOTP and HOTP";
     homepage = "https://github.com/paolostivanin/libcotp";