diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/folly/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/folly/package.nix
index 569696bf9f7e..d9ba29def720 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/folly/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/folly/package.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   libunwind,
 
   boost,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   jemalloc,
 
   gtest,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     # `folly-config.cmake` pulls these in.
     boost
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
     # jemalloc headers are required in include/folly/portability/Malloc.h
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   passthru = {
-    inherit boost;
-    fmt = fmt_11;
+    inherit boost fmt;
 
     updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ge/gerbera/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ge/gerbera/package.nix
index 9d0fa9389025..53b70d049588 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ge/gerbera/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ge/gerbera/package.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   spdlog,
   sqlite,
   zlib,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   # options
   enableMysql ? false,
   libmysqlclient,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     spdlog
     sqlite
     zlib
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
   ]
   ++ flatten (builtins.catAttrs "packages" (builtins.filter (e: e.enable) options));
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libloot/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libloot/package.nix
index c73045bca47e..b98a327addb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libloot/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libloot/package.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   python3Packages,
 
   boost,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   gtest,
   icu,
   spdlog,
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     boost
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
     gtest
     icu
-    (spdlog.override { fmt = fmt_11; })
+    spdlog
     tbb_2021
 
     finalAttrs.passthru.yaml-cpp # has merge-key support
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmamba/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmamba/package.nix
index e2e360d7ca3b..c13d6eea83f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmamba/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmamba/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   cmake,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   spdlog,
   tl-expected,
   nlohmann_json,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
     spdlog
     tl-expected
     nlohmann_json
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mu/multipass/multipassd.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mu/multipass/multipassd.nix
index 332c4ec66e7f..a2b6fece2e09 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mu/multipass/multipassd.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mu/multipass/multipassd.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   cmake,
   dnsmasq,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   git,
   grpc,
   gtest,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DMULTIPASS_ENABLE_FLUTTER_GUI=false" ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
     grpc
     gtest
     libapparmor
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/os/osm2pgsql/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/os/osm2pgsql/package.nix
index ff28e839e94a..a5dcddea496a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/os/osm2pgsql/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/os/osm2pgsql/package.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
   expat,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   proj,
   bzip2,
   cli11,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     bzip2
     cli11
     expat
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
     libosmium
     libpq
     nlohmann_json
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rspamd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rspamd/package.nix
index 709713a9bbb5..4dfaaefda6a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rspamd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rspamd/package.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
   doctest,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   perl,
   glib,
   luajit,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     doctest
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
     glib
     openssl
     pcre
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sv/sv-lang/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sv/sv-lang/package.nix
index 65e51db70263..b72ba3e6316b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sv/sv-lang/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sv/sv-lang/package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   catch2_3,
   cmake,
   ninja,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   mimalloc,
   python3,
 }:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     boost
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
     mimalloc
     # though only used in tests, cmake will complain its absence when configuring
     catch2_3
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/veridian/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ve/veridian/package.nix
index fc9770d53817..85cdc66221fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ve/veridian/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/veridian/package.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   pkg-config,
 
   boost,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   openssl,
   sv-lang,
   mimalloc,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
 
   buildInputs = [
     boost
-    fmt_11
+    fmt
     openssl
     sv-lang
     mimalloc
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlx/default.nix
index 1f4977a40671..1816bc34f7ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlx/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
   # buildInputs
   apple-sdk_14,
-  fmt_11,
+  fmt,
   nanobind,
   nlohmann_json,
   pybind11,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ let
 
     buildInputs = [
       apple-sdk_14
-      fmt_11
+      fmt
       gguf-tools
       nanobind
       nlohmann_json
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
index 014b85a1f7ed..e700f8312f03 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ let
       libxml2,
       linux-pam,
       numactl,
-      fmt_11,
+      fmt,
       withStorageMroonga ? true,
       kytea,
       libsodium,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ let
           ];
 
           buildInputs =
-            common.buildInputs ++ lib.optionals (lib.versionAtLeast common.version "10.11") [ fmt_11 ];
+            common.buildInputs ++ lib.optionals (lib.versionAtLeast common.version "10.11") [ fmt ];
 
           cmakeFlags = common.cmakeFlags ++ [
             "-DPLUGIN_AUTH_PAM=NO"
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ let
             msgpack
             zeromq
           ]
-          ++ lib.optionals (lib.versionAtLeast common.version "10.11") [ fmt_11 ];
+          ++ lib.optionals (lib.versionAtLeast common.version "10.11") [ fmt ];
 
         propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optional withNuma numactl;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 443a40285aab..b2383504bf38 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -393,10 +393,6 @@ with pkgs;
     protobuf = protobuf_21;
   };
 
-  vcpkg-tool = callPackage ../by-name/vc/vcpkg-tool/package.nix {
-    fmt = fmt_11;
-  };
-
   r3ctl = qt5.callPackage ../tools/misc/r3ctl { };
 
   deviceTree = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/device-tree { };
@@ -2427,7 +2423,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
       # To see which `fmt` version Ceph upstream recommends, check its `src/fmt` submodule.
       #
-      # Ceph does not currently build with `fmt_10`; see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/281027#issuecomment-1899128557
+      # Ceph does not currently build with `fmt_11`; see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/281027#issuecomment-1899128557
       # If we want to switch for that before upstream fixes it, use this patch:
       # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/281858#issuecomment-1899648638
       fmt = fmt_9;
@@ -9027,10 +9023,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   tclap_1_4 = callPackage ../development/libraries/tclap/1.4.nix { };
 
-  termbench-pro = callPackage ../by-name/te/termbench-pro/package.nix {
-    fmt = fmt_11;
-  };
-
   tinyxml = tinyxml2;
 
   tinyxml2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/tinyxml/2.6.2.nix { };