diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeltachat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeltachat/default.nix
index d66fa031e2e0..8d110da2b2f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeltachat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeltachat/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 { lib
-, rust
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , cargo
@@ -43,18 +42,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     };
   };
 
-  outputs = [ "bin" "out" ];
-
-  preBuild = ''
-    cargo build \
-      --target ${rust.envVars.rustHostPlatformSpec} \
-      --release \
-      -p deltachat-repl \
-      --frozen \
-      -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES \
-      -Z unstable-options --out-dir $bin/bin/
-  '';
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     perl
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat/default.nix
index 6e31227e6b33..034be82d7e39 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat/default.nix
@@ -56,11 +56,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "deltachat.message"
   ];
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = libdeltachat.meta // {
     description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/tree/master/python";
-    license = lib.licenses.mpl20;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda srapenne ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-};
+  };
 }