diff --git a/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/build-skaware-man-pages.nix b/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/build-skaware-man-pages.nix
index 5506d70de502..5f5471d8caaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/build-skaware-man-pages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/build-skaware-man-pages.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromSourcehut,
-  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 {
@@ -42,13 +41,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   dontBuild = true;
 
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
-    extraArgs = [
-      "--override-filename"
-      "pkgs/development/skaware-packages/${lib.removeSuffix "-man-pages" pname}/default.nix"
-    ];
-  };
-
   meta = with lib; {
     inherit description license maintainers;
     inherit (src.meta) homepage;