diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qscintilla-qt4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qscintilla-qt4/default.nix
index c74a9b9d190..7cefdec97ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qscintilla-qt4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qscintilla-qt4/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchurl, unzip, qt4, qmake4Hook
 }:
 
-let
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "qscintilla-qt4";
   version = "2.11.6";
 
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  inherit pname version;
-
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/QScintilla/${version}/QScintilla-${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "5zRgV9tH0vs4RGf6/M/LE6oHQTc8XVk7xytVsvDdIKc=";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qscintilla/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qscintilla/default.nix
index bebe637be9b..332d61c1c4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qscintilla/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qscintilla/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchurl, unzip
-, withQt5 ? true, qtbase, qtmacextras ? null
+, qtbase, qtmacextras
 , qmake
 , fixDarwinDylibNames
 }:
 
-let
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "qscintilla-qt5";
   version = "2.13.1";
 
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  inherit pname version;
-
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/QScintilla/${version}/QScintilla_src-${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "gA49IHGpa8zNdYE0avDS/ij8MM1oUwy4MCaF0BOv1Uo=";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 56f6dfe420c..0fc093f20c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8290,7 +8290,6 @@ in {
   qscintilla-qt4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/qscintilla-qt4 { };
 
   qscintilla-qt5 = pkgs.libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/python-modules/qscintilla-qt5 {
-    inherit (pkgs.qt5) qtbase;
     pythonPackages = self;
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
index 5579461a712..814d58dcd21 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
@@ -191,13 +191,7 @@ in (kdeFrameworks // plasmaMobileGear // plasma5 // plasma5.thirdParty // kdeGea
 
   qoauth = callPackage ../development/libraries/qoauth { };
 
-  qscintilla = if stdenv.isDarwin then
-    callPackage ../development/libraries/qscintilla {
-      inherit (qt5) qmake qtbase qtmacextras;
-  } else
-    callPackage ../development/libraries/qscintilla {
-      inherit (qt5) qmake qtbase;
-  };
+  qscintilla = callPackage ../development/libraries/qscintilla { };
 
   qt5ct = callPackage ../tools/misc/qt5ct { };