diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/default.nix
index b0590fdc38f7..c5b75a0be555 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/default.nix
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ let
               then { tar = xulrunner64_tar; sdk = xulrunnersdk64_tar; }
               else { tar = xulrunner32_tar; sdk = xulrunnersdk32_tar; };
 
-  ctpp2_ = ctpp2.override { inherit stdenv; };
-  xapian_ = xapian.override { inherit stdenv; };
-  zimlib_ = zimlib.override { inherit stdenv; };
-
   pugixml = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     version = "1.2";
     name = "pugixml-${version}";
@@ -67,8 +63,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
-    zip pkgconfig python zlib xapian_ which icu libmicrohttpd
-    lzma zimlib_ ctpp2_ aria2 wget bc libuuid makeWrapper pugixml
+    zip pkgconfig python zlib xapian which icu libmicrohttpd
+    lzma zimlib ctpp2 aria2 wget bc libuuid makeWrapper pugixml
   ];
 
   postUnpack = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 481a35f45503..8dabd68379f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14957,9 +14957,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   kipi-plugins = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/graphics/kipi-plugins { };
 
-  kiwix = callPackage ../applications/misc/kiwix {
-    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc49;
-  };
+  kiwix = callPackage ../applications/misc/kiwix { };
 
   kmplayer = kde4.callPackage ../applications/video/kmplayer { };