diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
index 3833a5e72918..decbd8acb03c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 , pcre
 , libpthreadstubs
 , libXdmcp
-, lndir
 , unixODBC
 
 , util-linux
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
 , baseName
 , kicadSrc
 , kicadVersion
-, withOCC
 , withNgspice
 , withScripting
 , withI18n
@@ -84,39 +82,30 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = optionals (debug) [ "CFLAGS+=-Og" "CFLAGS+=-ggdb" ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
-    # RPATH of binary /nix/store/.../bin/... contains a forbidden reference to /build/
-    "-DCMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=ON"
     "-DKICAD_USE_EGL=ON"
     "-DCMAKE_CTEST_ARGUMENTS='--exclude-regex;qa_eeschema'"  # upstream issue 12491
-  ]
-  ++ optionals (withScripting) [
-    "-DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON"
+    "-DOCC_INCLUDE_DIR=${opencascade-occt}/include/opencascade"
   ]
   ++ optionals (!withScripting) [
     "-DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF"
   ]
   ++ optional (!withNgspice) "-DKICAD_SPICE=OFF"
-  ++ optional (!withOCC) "-DKICAD_USE_OCC=OFF"
-  ++ optionals (withOCC) [
-    "-DKICAD_USE_OCC=ON"
-    "-DOCC_INCLUDE_DIR=${opencascade-occt}/include/opencascade"
+  ++ optionals (withI18n) [
+    "-DKICAD_BUILD_I18N=ON"
+  ]
+  ++ optionals (!doInstallCheck) [
+    "-DKICAD_BUILD_QA_TESTS=OFF"
   ]
   ++ optionals (debug) [
     "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
     "-DKICAD_STDLIB_DEBUG=ON"
     "-DKICAD_USE_VALGRIND=ON"
   ]
-  ++ optionals (!doInstallCheck) [
-    "-DKICAD_BUILD_QA_TESTS=OFF"
-  ]
   ++ optionals (sanitizeAddress) [
     "-DKICAD_SANITIZE_ADDRESS=ON"
   ]
   ++ optionals (sanitizeThreads) [
     "-DKICAD_SANITIZE_THREADS=ON"
-  ]
-  ++ optionals (withI18n) [
-    "-DKICAD_BUILD_I18N=ON"
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -124,7 +113,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     doxygen
     graphviz
     pkg-config
-    lndir
   ]
   # wanted by configuration on linux, doesn't seem to affect performance
   # no effect on closure size
@@ -163,10 +151,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     python
     unixODBC
     libdeflate
+    opencascade-occt
   ]
   ++ optional (withScripting) wxPython
   ++ optional (withNgspice) libngspice
-  ++ optional (withOCC) opencascade-occt
   ++ optional (debug) valgrind;
 
   # debug builds fail all but the python test
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
index c7eb9d69522c..3fadda710f75 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 , pname ? "kicad"
 , stable ? true
-, withOCC ? true
 , withNgspice ? !stdenv.isDarwin
 , libngspice
 , withScripting ? true
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit stable baseName;
     inherit kicadSrc kicadVersion;
     inherit wxGTK python wxPython;
-    inherit withOCC withNgspice withScripting withI18n;
+    inherit withNgspice withScripting withI18n;
     inherit debug sanitizeAddress sanitizeThreads;
   };