diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 2f57d98b9554..7895e4314c35 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ let {
     nxml
     #php
     subversion
-    tetex
+    #tetex
     unzip
   ;};