diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
index de904ba58d5f..bdfca31d7f7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   postInstall = ''
     ln -s $out/lib/erlang/lib/erl_interface*/bin/erl_call $out/bin/erl_call
-  '' + (lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
-    ln -s $out/lib/erlang/bin/escript $out/bin/escript
-  '') + ''
 
     ${postInstall}
   '';