diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/default.nix b/pkgs/top-level/default.nix
index 73fe58ca7f34..831b1db0cea3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/default.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ let
 
   stdenvDefault = self: super:
     import ./stdenv.nix {
-      inherit system bootStdenv crossSystem config platform lib nixpkgsFun pkgs;
+      inherit system bootStdenv crossSystem config platform lib nixpkgsFun;
     };
 
   allPackages = self: super:
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/stdenv.nix b/pkgs/top-level/stdenv.nix
index 20f201869594..d5d9288907f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/stdenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/stdenv.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ system, bootStdenv, crossSystem, config, platform, lib, nixpkgsFun, pkgs }:
+{ system, bootStdenv, crossSystem, config, platform, lib, nixpkgsFun }:
 
 rec {
   allStdenvs = import ../stdenv {