diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/vale/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/vale/default.nix
index 823971b8f1d3..5bb73a50f9e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/vale/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/vale/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   version = "3.4.1";
 
   subPackages = [ "cmd/vale" ];
-  outputs = [ "out" "data" ];
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "errata-ai";
@@ -24,11 +23,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorHash = "sha256-HMzFLSmO6sBDNU89UoIvHcPPd3ubpti2ii4sFMKUDmI=";
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    mkdir -p $data/share/vale
-    cp -r testdata/styles $data/share/vale
-  '';
-
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X main.version=${version}" ];
 
   # Tests require network access