diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 137e33c59f98..e3d15c568913 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11627,8 +11627,7 @@ with pkgs;
     lapack = lapack-ilp64;
   };
 
-  suitesparse_5_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/science/math/suitesparse { };
-  suitesparse = suitesparse_5_3;
+  suitesparse = callPackage ../development/libraries/science/math/suitesparse { };
 
   trilinos-mpi = trilinos.override { withMPI = true; };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-alternatives.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-alternatives.nix
index d988265f7735..2b8e9c37daf8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-alternatives.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-alternatives.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ let
     "rspamd"
     "octopus"
     "superlu"
-    "suitesparse_5_3"
+    "suitesparse"
     "scs"
     "scalapack"
     "petsc"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ let
   blas64Users = [
     "rspamd"
     "sundials"
-    "suitesparse_5_3"
+    "suitesparse"
     "petsc"
     "cholmod-extra"
     "arpack"