diff --git a/ci/eval/compare/maintainers.nix b/ci/eval/compare/maintainers.nix
index d0c5057a0499..c3caf7403784 100644
--- a/ci/eval/compare/maintainers.nix
+++ b/ci/eval/compare/maintainers.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ let
   anyMatchingFiles = files: builtins.any anyMatchingFile files;
 
   attrsWithMaintainers = lib.pipe (changedattrs ++ removedattrs) [
-    (builtins.map (
+    (map (
       name:
       let
         # Some packages might be reported as changed on a different platform, but
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ let
   relevantFilenames =
     drv:
     (lib.lists.unique (
-      builtins.map (pos: lib.strings.removePrefix (toString ../..) pos.file) (
+      map (pos: lib.strings.removePrefix (toString ../..) pos.file) (
         builtins.filter (x: x != null) [
           ((drv.meta or { }).maintainersPosition or null)
           ((drv.meta or { }).teamsPosition or null)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ let
       )
     ));
 
-  attrsWithFilenames = builtins.map (
+  attrsWithFilenames = map (
     pkg: pkg // { filenames = relevantFilenames pkg.package; }
   ) attrsWithMaintainers;
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ let
 
   listToPing = lib.concatMap (
     pkg:
-    builtins.map (maintainer: {
+    map (maintainer: {
       id = maintainer.githubId;
       inherit (maintainer) github;
       packageName = pkg.name;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ let
   byMaintainer = lib.groupBy (ping: toString ping.${if byName then "github" else "id"}) listToPing;
 
   packagesPerMaintainer = lib.attrsets.mapAttrs (
-    maintainer: packages: builtins.map (pkg: pkg.packageName) packages
+    maintainer: packages: map (pkg: pkg.packageName) packages
   ) byMaintainer;
 in
 packagesPerMaintainer
diff --git a/ci/eval/compare/utils.nix b/ci/eval/compare/utils.nix
index 5dcb97e97535..65a558d8be60 100644
--- a/ci/eval/compare/utils.nix
+++ b/ci/eval/compare/utils.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ rec {
   */
   convertToPackagePlatformAttrs =
     packagePlatformPaths:
-    builtins.filter (x: x != null) (builtins.map convertToPackagePlatformAttr packagePlatformPaths);
+    builtins.filter (x: x != null) (map convertToPackagePlatformAttr packagePlatformPaths);
 
   /*
     Converts a list of `packagePlatformPath`s directly to a list of (unique) package names
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ rec {
     let
       packagePlatformAttrs = convertToPackagePlatformAttrs (uniqueStrings packagePlatformPaths);
     in
-    uniqueStrings (builtins.map (p: p.name) packagePlatformAttrs);
+    uniqueStrings (map (p: p.name) packagePlatformAttrs);
 
   /*
     Group a list of `packagePlatformAttr`s by platforms
diff --git a/ci/eval/outpaths.nix b/ci/eval/outpaths.nix
index b4988e844e8e..6d003dafc3c9 100644
--- a/ci/eval/outpaths.nix
+++ b/ci/eval/outpaths.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ let
 
 in
 tweak (
-  (builtins.removeAttrs nixpkgsJobs blacklist)
+  (removeAttrs nixpkgsJobs blacklist)
   // {
     nixosTests.simple = nixosJobs.tests.simple;
   }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3d01030806fb..98861323e026 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
                   )
                 ];
               }
-              // builtins.removeAttrs args [ "modules" ]
+              // removeAttrs args [ "modules" ]
             );
         }
       );
diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/convert-to-import-cargo-lock/default.nix b/maintainers/scripts/convert-to-import-cargo-lock/default.nix
index 954ab840a654..261cad34149f 100644
--- a/maintainers/scripts/convert-to-import-cargo-lock/default.nix
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/convert-to-import-cargo-lock/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
     filter =
       name: type:
       let
-        name' = builtins.baseNameOf name;
+        name' = baseNameOf name;
       in
       name' != "default.nix" && name' != "target";
   };
diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/haskell/test-configurations.nix b/maintainers/scripts/haskell/test-configurations.nix
index 5e6353ea6bbe..49d2459c87fe 100644
--- a/maintainers/scripts/haskell/test-configurations.nix
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/haskell/test-configurations.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ let
   inherit (pkgs) lib;
 
   # see usage explanation for the input format `files` allows
-  files' = builtins.map builtins.baseNameOf (if !builtins.isList files then [ files ] else files);
+  files' = map baseNameOf (if !builtins.isList files then [ files ] else files);
 
   packageSetsWithVersionedHead =
     pkgs.haskell.packages
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ let
       # match the major and minor version of the GHC the config is intended for, if any
       configVersion = lib.concatStrings (builtins.match "ghc-([0-9]+).([0-9]+).x" configName);
       # return all package sets under haskell.packages matching the version components
-      setsForVersion = builtins.map (name: packageSetsWithVersionedHead.${name}) (
+      setsForVersion = map (name: packageSetsWithVersionedHead.${name}) (
         builtins.filter (
           setName:
           lib.hasPrefix "ghc${configVersion}" setName && (skipBinaryGHCs -> !(lib.hasInfix "Binary" setName))
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ let
 
   # attribute set that has all the attributes of haskellPackages set to null
   availableHaskellPackages = builtins.listToAttrs (
-    builtins.map (attr: lib.nameValuePair attr null) (builtins.attrNames pkgs.haskellPackages)
+    map (attr: lib.nameValuePair attr null) (builtins.attrNames pkgs.haskellPackages)
   );
 
   # evaluate a configuration and only return the attributes changed by it,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ let
             sets = setsForFile fileName;
             attrs = overriddenAttrs fileName;
           in
-          lib.concatMap (set: builtins.map (attr: set.${attr}) attrs) sets
+          lib.concatMap (set: map (attr: set.${attr}) attrs) sets
         ) files'
       );
 in
diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/rebuild-amount.sh b/maintainers/scripts/rebuild-amount.sh
index 0058e8c04ba0..1a5d3ac517ad 100755
--- a/maintainers/scripts/rebuild-amount.sh
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/rebuild-amount.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ nixexpr() {
           ];
 
         in
-          tweak (builtins.removeAttrs hydraJobs blacklist)
+          tweak (removeAttrs hydraJobs blacklist)
 EONIX
 }
 
diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/update.nix b/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
index a45d2446f124..ca231c9e735a 100644
--- a/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ let
     let
       maintainer =
         if !builtins.hasAttr maintainer' lib.maintainers then
-          builtins.throw "Maintainer with name `${maintainer'} does not exist in `maintainers/maintainer-list.nix`."
+          throw "Maintainer with name `${maintainer'} does not exist in `maintainers/maintainer-list.nix`."
         else
           builtins.getAttr maintainer' lib.maintainers;
     in
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ let
       pathContent = lib.attrByPath prefix null pkgs;
     in
     if pathContent == null then
-      builtins.throw "Attribute path `${path}` does not exist."
+      throw "Attribute path `${path}` does not exist."
     else
       packagesWithPath prefix (path: pkg: (get-script pkg != null)) pathContent;
 
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ let
       package = lib.attrByPath (lib.splitString "." path) null pkgs;
     in
     if package == null then
-      builtins.throw "Package with an attribute name `${path}` does not exist."
+      throw "Package with an attribute name `${path}` does not exist."
     else if get-script package == null then
-      builtins.throw "Package with an attribute name `${path}` does not have a `passthru.updateScript` attribute defined."
+      throw "Package with an attribute name `${path}` does not have a `passthru.updateScript` attribute defined."
     else
       {
         attrPath = path;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ let
     else if path != null then
       packagesWithUpdateScript path pkgs
     else
-      builtins.throw "No arguments provided.\n\n${helpText}";
+      throw "No arguments provided.\n\n${helpText}";
 
   helpText = ''
     Please run:
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ let
       name = package.name;
       pname = lib.getName package;
       oldVersion = lib.getVersion package;
-      updateScript = map builtins.toString (lib.toList (updateScript.command or updateScript));
+      updateScript = map toString (lib.toList (updateScript.command or updateScript));
       supportedFeatures = updateScript.supportedFeatures or [ ];
       attrPath = updateScript.attrPath or attrPath;
     };
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 6de2ff12daac..b239adde821b 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let
   inherit (import ./ci { inherit nixpkgs system; }) pkgs fmt;
 
   # For `nix-shell -A hello`
-  curPkgs = builtins.removeAttrs (import ./. { inherit system; }) [
+  curPkgs = removeAttrs (import ./. { inherit system; }) [
     # Although this is what anyone may expect from a `_type = "pkgs"`,
     # this file is intended to produce a shell in the first place,
     # and a `_type` tag could confuse some code.