diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-devel-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-devel-packages.nix
index c6b398ad29972..a0fdf0e1cbc72 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-devel-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-devel-packages.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ formats commits for you.
 
 */
 
-{ lib, stdenv, texinfo, writeText, gcc, pkgs, buildPackages }:
+{ lib, pkgs, buildPackages }:
 
 self: let
 
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ self: let
     });
   };
 
-  elpaBuild = import ../build-support/elpa.nix {
-    inherit lib stdenv texinfo writeText gcc;
-    inherit (self) emacs;
-  };
-
   # Use custom elpa url fetcher with fallback/uncompress
   fetchurl = buildPackages.callPackage ./fetchelpa.nix { };
 
@@ -99,6 +94,6 @@ self: let
 
     elpaDevelPackages = super // overrides;
 
-  in elpaDevelPackages // { inherit elpaBuild; });
+  in elpaDevelPackages);
 
 in generateElpa { }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-packages.nix
index aba33d0f13bf1..8bffb346dedd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-packages.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ formats commits for you.
 
 */
 
-{ lib, stdenv, texinfo, writeText, gcc, pkgs, buildPackages }:
+{ lib, pkgs, buildPackages }:
 
 self: let
 
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ self: let
     });
   };
 
-  elpaBuild = import ../build-support/elpa.nix {
-    inherit lib stdenv texinfo writeText gcc;
-    inherit (self) emacs;
-  };
-
   # Use custom elpa url fetcher with fallback/uncompress
   fetchurl = buildPackages.callPackage ./fetchelpa.nix { };
 
@@ -188,7 +183,7 @@ self: let
 
     elpaPackages = super // overrides;
 
-  in elpaPackages // { inherit elpaBuild; });
+  in elpaPackages);
 
 in
 generateElpa { }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 383ba5d73008e..8231c1e10ebb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 let
 
   mkElpaDevelPackages = { pkgs, lib }: import ../applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-devel-packages.nix {
-    inherit (pkgs) stdenv texinfo writeText gcc pkgs buildPackages;
+    inherit (pkgs) pkgs buildPackages;
     inherit lib;
   };
 
   mkElpaPackages = { pkgs, lib }: import ../applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-packages.nix {
-    inherit (pkgs) stdenv texinfo writeText gcc pkgs buildPackages;
+    inherit (pkgs) pkgs buildPackages;
     inherit lib;
   };
 
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ in makeScope pkgs'.newScope (self: makeOverridable ({
       inherit (self) emacs;
     };
 
+    elpaBuild = pkgs.callPackage ../applications/editors/emacs/build-support/elpa.nix {
+      inherit (self) emacs;
+    };
+
     melpaBuild = pkgs.callPackage ../applications/editors/emacs/build-support/melpa.nix {
       inherit (self) emacs;
     };