diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index d20b1c3a757e..f743e866573a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -474,10 +474,6 @@ self: super: {
   # Pending a hackage revision: https://github.com/berberman/arch-web/commit/5d08afee5b25e644f9e2e2b95380a5d4f4aa81ea#commitcomment-89230555
   arch-web = doJailbreak super.arch-web;
 
-  # Too strict upper bound on hedgehog
-  # https://github.com/circuithub/rel8/issues/248
-  rel8 = doJailbreak super.rel8;
-
   # Fix test trying to access /home directory
   shell-conduit = overrideCabal (drv: {
     postPatch = "sed -i s/home/tmp/ test/Spec.hs";