diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 1cc60ebf02b..8c9f127e806 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -783,8 +783,6 @@ showPhaseHeader() {
 
 
 genericBuild() {
-    header "building $out"
-
     if [ -n "$buildCommand" ]; then
         eval "$buildCommand"
         return
@@ -828,8 +826,6 @@ genericBuild() {
 
         stopNest
     done
-
-    stopNest
 }