diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index a6403e6792eb..694dd8bd6f88 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ with self;
 let
   # Removing recurseForDerivation prevents derivations of aliased attribute set
   # to appear while listing all the packages available.
-  removeRecurseForDerivations = alias: with lib;
+  removeRecurseForDerivations = alias:
     if alias.recurseForDerivations or false
-    then removeAttrs alias [ "recurseForDerivations" ]
+    then lib.removeAttrs alias [ "recurseForDerivations" ]
     else alias;
 
   # Disabling distribution prevents top-level aliases for non-recursed package
   # sets from building on Hydra.
-  removeDistribute = alias: with lib;
-    if isDerivation alias then
-      dontDistribute alias
+  removeDistribute = alias:
+    if lib.isDerivation alias then
+      lib.dontDistribute alias
     else alias;
 
   transmission3Warning = { prefix ? "", suffix ? "" }: let