diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ddb4a537649..88af3e71777 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ let
     inherit (pkgs.xlibs) libX11 xproto;
   });
 
-  python31Base = lowPrio (makeOverridable (import ../development/interpreters/python/3.1) {
+  python3 = lowPrio (makeOverridable (import ../development/interpreters/python/3.1) {
     inherit (pkgs) fetchurl stdenv zlib bzip2 gdbm;
     arch = if stdenv.isDarwin then darwinArchUtility else null;
     sw_vers = if stdenv.isDarwin then darwinSwVersUtility else null;
@@ -5626,7 +5626,7 @@ let
     inherit stdenv fetchurl cmake mesa gettext libjpeg libpng zlib openal SDL openexr
       libsamplerate libtiff ilmbase;
     inherit (xlibs) libXi;
-    python = python31Base;
+    python = python3;
   });
 
   bmp = callPackage ../applications/audio/bmp {