diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/core.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/core.nix
index 24c6c9563f0e..8ca455a7004a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/core.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/core.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 , sassc
 , nodejs
 , redis
-, writeText
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   patches = [
+    # Disable check for npm
     ./disable-npm-install.patch
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/scm.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/scm.nix
index 735674fdb43a..67490f8fbfd7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/scm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/scm.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 , redis
 , pyyaml
 , buildsrht
-, writeText
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {