diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 2e555f664bd..ba48becf574 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ self: super: {
   statistics = dontCheck super.statistics;
   c2hs = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then dontCheck super.c2hs else super.c2hs;
 
-  # The package doesn't compile with ruby 1.9, which is our default at the moment.
-  hruby = super.hruby.override { ruby = pkgs.ruby_2_1; };
-
   # Use the default version of mysql to build this package (which is actually mariadb).
   mysql = super.mysql.override { mysql = pkgs.mysql.lib; };