diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/pari/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/pari/default.nix
index 44647ce81398..2480ff3eba81 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/pari/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/pari/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , libpthreadstubs
 , perl
 , readline
-, tex
+, texliveBasic
 , withThread ? true
 }:
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libX11
     perl
     readline
-    tex
+    texliveBasic
   ] ++ lib.optionals withThread [
     libpthreadstubs
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bb0d8bb7d62a..3cd4dd70a74e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -39877,7 +39877,7 @@ with pkgs;
     };
   };
 
-  pari = callPackage ../applications/science/math/pari { tex = texlive.combined.scheme-basic; };
+  pari = callPackage ../applications/science/math/pari { };
   gp2c = callPackage ../applications/science/math/pari/gp2c.nix { };
 
   palp = callPackage ../applications/science/math/palp { };