diff --git a/src/Stack/Package.hs b/src/Stack/Package.hs
index 0faf4efa29..1e0eda54d8 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Package.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Package.hs
@@ -799,41 +799,32 @@ resolvePackageDescription packageConfig (GenericPackageDescription desc defaultF
                 (packageConfigPlatform packageConfig)
                 flags
 
-        -- Due to https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1725,
-        -- versions of Cabal before 2.0 would always require that the
-        -- dependencies for all libraries and executables be present,
-        -- even if they were not buildable. To ensure that Stack is
-        -- compatible with those older Cabal libraries (which may be
-        -- in use depending on the snapshot chosen), we set buildable
-        -- to True for libraries and executables.
         updateLibDeps lib deps =
           lib {libBuildInfo =
-                 (libBuildInfo lib)
-                   { targetBuildDepends = deps
-                   , buildable = True
-                   }
-              }
+                 (libBuildInfo lib) {targetBuildDepends = deps}}
         updateExeDeps exe deps =
           exe {buildInfo =
-                 (buildInfo exe)
-                   { targetBuildDepends = deps
-                   , buildable = True
-                   }
-              }
+                 (buildInfo exe) {targetBuildDepends = deps}}
+
+        -- Note that, prior to moving to Cabal 2.0, we would set
+        -- testEnabled/benchmarkEnabled here. These fields no longer
+        -- exist, and the equivalent functionality shoudl be taken
+        -- care of elsewhere (like Stack.Build.Source checking what
+        -- components are being built). The only wrinkle in the Cabal
+        -- 2.0 story is https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1725,
+        -- where older versions of Cabal (which may be used for
+        -- actually building code) don't properly exclude
+        -- build-depends for non-buildable components. Testing
+        -- indicates that everything is working fine, and that this
+        -- comment can be completely ignored. I'm leaving the comment
+        -- anyway in case something breaks and you, poor reader, are
+        -- investigating.
         updateTestDeps test deps =
           test {testBuildInfo =
-                  (testBuildInfo test)
-                    { targetBuildDepends = deps
-                    , buildable = packageConfigEnableTests packageConfig
-                    }
-               }
+                  (testBuildInfo test) {targetBuildDepends = deps}}
         updateBenchmarkDeps benchmark deps =
           benchmark {benchmarkBuildInfo =
-                       (benchmarkBuildInfo benchmark)
-                         { targetBuildDepends = deps
-                         , buildable = packageConfigEnableBenchmarks packageConfig
-                         }
-                    }
+                       (benchmarkBuildInfo benchmark) {targetBuildDepends = deps}}
 
 -- | Make a map from a list of flag specifications.
 --