diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/10.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/10.nix
index d1397d228df0..e5ab259b8f70 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/10.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux")
       (":" + lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib64" buildInputs);
 
-  phases = "unpackPhase installPhase fixupPhase";
+  dontConfigure = true;
+  dontBuild = true;
 
   unpackPhase = ''
     echo "=== Extracting makeself archive ==="
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/11.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/11.nix
index 50f2644a10b7..5b9460f76e06 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/11.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux")
       (":" + lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib64" buildInputs);
 
-  phases = "unpackPhase installPhase fixupPhase";
+  dontConfigure = true;
+  dontBuild = true;
 
   unpackPhase = ''
     echo "=== Extracting makeself archive ==="
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/9.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/9.nix
index c3d74d8a0027..c2fc07c532fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/mathematica/9.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux")
     (":" + lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib64" buildInputs);
 
-  phases = "unpackPhase installPhase fixupPhase";
+  dontConfigure = true;
+  dontBuild = true;
 
   unpackPhase = ''
     echo "=== Extracting makeself archive ==="