diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
index 0049ccd6a33d..3b4394604598 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , jq
 , yarn
 , fixup_yarn_lock
-, nodejs
 , jitsi-meet
 , conf ? { }
 }:
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/keytar/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/keytar/default.nix
index 9d46657e0ab5..550d01695ca0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/keytar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/keytar/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, nodejs-14_x, python3, callPackage, removeReferencesTo
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, nodejs, python3, callPackage, removeReferencesTo
 , fixup_yarn_lock, yarn, pkg-config, libsecret, xcbuild, Security, AppKit, fetchYarnDeps }:
 
 let
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = pinData.srcHash;
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ nodejs-14_x python3 yarn pkg-config ]
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ nodejs python3 yarn pkg-config ]
     ++ lib.optional  stdenv.isDarwin xcbuild;
   buildInputs = lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ libsecret ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Security AppKit ];
 
-  npm_config_nodedir = nodejs-14_x;
+  npm_config_nodedir = nodejs;
 
   yarnOfflineCache = fetchYarnDeps {
     yarnLock = ./yarn.lock;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/seshat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/seshat/default.nix
index 3c4ac2f52ae1..97d6a7d5204a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/seshat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/seshat/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, callPackage, sqlcipher, nodejs-14_x, python3, yarn, fixup_yarn_lock, CoreServices, fetchYarnDeps, removeReferencesTo }:
+{ lib, stdenv, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, callPackage, sqlcipher, nodejs, python3, yarn, fixup_yarn_lock, CoreServices, fetchYarnDeps, removeReferencesTo }:
 
 let
   pinData = lib.importJSON ./pin.json;
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ in rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   sourceRoot = "source/seshat-node/native";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ nodejs-14_x python3 yarn ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ nodejs python3 yarn ];
   buildInputs = [ sqlcipher ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin CoreServices;
 
-  npm_config_nodedir = nodejs-14_x;
+  npm_config_nodedir = nodejs;
 
   yarnOfflineCache = fetchYarnDeps {
     yarnLock = src + "/seshat-node/yarn.lock";