diff --git a/pkgs/servers/code-server/playwright.patch b/pkgs/servers/code-server/playwright.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 95a74748189d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/code-server/playwright.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- ./vendor/modules/code-oss-dev/node_modules/playwright/install.js
-+++ ./vendor/modules/code-oss-dev/node_modules/playwright/install.js
-@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@
-  * limitations under the License.
-  */
- 
--const { installDefaultBrowsersForNpmInstall } = require('playwright-core/lib/utils/registry');
--
--installDefaultBrowsersForNpmInstall();
-+process.stdout.write('Browser install disabled by Nix build script\n');