diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wa/waybox/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wa/waybox/package.nix
index 2cd19e53f2e5..96d0c94a3961 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wa/waybox/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wa/waybox/package.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   wayland,
   wayland-protocols,
   wayland-scanner,
-  wlroots,
+  wlroots_0_17,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     udev
     wayland
     wayland-protocols
-    wlroots
+    wlroots_0_17
   ];
 
   strictDeps = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6d3f060c6cbf..fb972539325c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10641,10 +10641,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   i3-wk-switch = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3/wk-switch.nix { };
 
-  waybox = callPackage ../by-name/wa/waybox/package.nix {
-    wlroots = wlroots_0_17;
-  };
-
   workstyle = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3/workstyle.nix { };
 
   wmfocus = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/i3/wmfocus.nix { };