diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
index 66234c2c198e..20641908115c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , rtpPath
-, vim
-, vimCommandCheckHook
-, vimGenDocHook
-, neovimRequireCheckHook
 , toVimPlugin
 }:
 
@@ -14,39 +11,46 @@ rec {
       overrideAttrs = f: addRtp (drv.overrideAttrs f);
     };
 
-  buildVimPlugin = attrs@{
-    name ? "${attrs.pname}-${attrs.version}",
-    namePrefix ? "vimplugin-",
-    src,
-    unpackPhase ? "",
-    configurePhase ? "",
-    buildPhase ? "",
-    preInstall ? "",
-    postInstall ? "",
-    path ? ".",
-    addonInfo ? null,
-    ...
-  }:
-    let drv = stdenv.mkDerivation (attrs // {
-      name = namePrefix + name;
+  buildVimPlugin =
+    { name ? "${attrs.pname}-${attrs.version}"
+    , namePrefix ? "vimplugin-"
+    , src
+    , unpackPhase ? ""
+    , configurePhase ? ""
+    , buildPhase ? ""
+    , preInstall ? ""
+    , postInstall ? ""
+    , path ? "."
+    , addonInfo ? null
+    , meta ? { }
+    , ...
+    }@attrs:
+    let
+      drv = stdenv.mkDerivation (attrs // {
+        name = namePrefix + name;
 
-      inherit unpackPhase configurePhase buildPhase addonInfo preInstall postInstall;
+        inherit unpackPhase configurePhase buildPhase addonInfo preInstall postInstall;
 
-      installPhase = ''
-        runHook preInstall
+        installPhase = ''
+          runHook preInstall
 
-        target=$out/${rtpPath}/${path}
-        mkdir -p $out/${rtpPath}
-        cp -r . $target
+          target=$out/${rtpPath}/${path}
+          mkdir -p $out/${rtpPath}
+          cp -r . $target
 
-        runHook postInstall
-      '';
-    });
-    in addRtp (toVimPlugin drv);
+          runHook postInstall
+        '';
+
+        meta = {
+          platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+        } // meta;
+      });
+    in
+    addRtp (toVimPlugin drv);
 
   buildVimPluginFrom2Nix = attrs: buildVimPlugin ({
     # vim plugins may override this
     buildPhase = ":";
-    configurePhase =":";
+    configurePhase = ":";
   } // attrs);
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
index 20b3d8bcafc4..849c152fbaf0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
@@ -1151,6 +1151,8 @@ self: super: {
         pname = "vim-markdown-composer-bin";
         inherit (super.vim-markdown-composer) src version;
         cargoSha256 = "sha256-Vie8vLTplhaVU4E9IohvxERfz3eBpd62m8/1Ukzk8e4=";
+        # tests require network access
+        doCheck = false;
       };
     in
     super.vim-markdown-composer.overrideAttrs (old: {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/vim-utils.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/vim-utils.nix
index 6607ff2b8c43..4235aa5e929e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/vim-utils.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/vim-utils.nix
@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ rec {
     } ./neovim-require-check-hook.sh) {};
 
   inherit (import ./build-vim-plugin.nix {
-    inherit lib stdenv rtpPath vim vimGenDocHook
-      toVimPlugin vimCommandCheckHook neovimRequireCheckHook;
+    inherit lib stdenv rtpPath toVimPlugin;
   }) buildVimPlugin buildVimPluginFrom2Nix;