diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
index 09df27d56b1e..98ee9e560211 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
@@ -349,10 +349,6 @@ let
 
       passthru.interpreterName = "nodejs";
 
-      passthru.pkgs = callPackage ../../node-packages/default.nix {
-        nodejs = self;
-      };
-
       setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
       pos = builtins.unsafeGetAttrPos "version" args;