diff --git a/maintainers/docs/todo.txt b/maintainers/docs/todo.txt
index 79432c85d142..02d7b041232f 100644
--- a/maintainers/docs/todo.txt
+++ b/maintainers/docs/todo.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   directories for libraries (like setup.sh does now). [do we want
   this?]
 
-* In setup.sh: add configureFlagsArray or something
-
 * Inform freedesktop people that Xaw requires Xpm.
 
 * After building gcc, filter out references to /tmp/nix... in
@@ -14,7 +12,3 @@
   [Move from libbonoboui]
 
 * Fix the bzip2 build generically.
-
-* In stdenv/setup.sh: put the call to patchelf etc. in a separate
-  phase (fixupPhase?) that comes after the installPhase.  This is so
-  that when one overrides installPhase, the fixup stuff is still done.
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup-new2.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup-new2.sh
index e39a0772a32c..f25d89723bde 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup-new2.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup-new2.sh
@@ -642,15 +642,13 @@ installW() {
     ensureDir "$prefix"
 
     if test -z "$installCommand"; then
-        if test -z "$dontMakeInstall"; then
-            if test -z "$installTargets"; then
-                installTargets=install
-            fi
-            echo "install flags: $installTargets $makeFlags ${makeFlagsArray[@]} $installFlags ${installFlagsArray[@]}"
-            make $installTargets \
-                $makeFlags ${makeFlagsArray[@]} \
-                $installFlags "${installFlagsArray[@]}" || fail
+        if test -z "$installTargets"; then
+            installTargets=install
         fi
+        echo "install flags: $installTargets $makeFlags ${makeFlagsArray[@]} $installFlags ${installFlagsArray[@]}"
+        make $installTargets \
+            $makeFlags ${makeFlagsArray[@]} \
+            $installFlags "${installFlagsArray[@]}" || fail
     else
         eval "$installCommand"
     fi