diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/default.nix
index 551cb8f754a..b0d6085250d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scons/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ in {
   scons_3_1_2 = (mkScons {
     version = "3.1.2";
     sha256 = "1yzq2gg9zwz9rvfn42v5jzl3g4qf1khhny6zfbi2hib55zvg60bq";
-  }).override { python = python2; };
+  });
   scons_latest = mkScons {
     version = "4.1.0";
     sha256 = "11axk03142ziax6i3wwy9qpqp7r3i7h5jg9y2xzph9i15rv8vlkj";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
index 2f06e8f42ce..a253e6d7fbc 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ let
         pymongo
       ]);
 
-      # 4.2 < mongodb <= 6.0.x needs scons 3.x built with python3
-      scons = sconsPackages.scons_3_1_2.override { python = python3; };
+      scons = sconsPackages.scons_3_1_2;
 
       mozjsVersion = "60";
       mozjsReplace = "defined(HAVE___SINCOS)";
@@ -55,8 +54,7 @@ let
         setuptools
       ]);
 
-      # 4.2 < mongodb <= 5.0.x needs scons 3.x built with python3
-      scons = sconsPackages.scons_3_1_2.override { python = python3; };
+      scons = sconsPackages.scons_3_1_2;
 
       mozjsVersion = "60";
       mozjsReplace = "defined(HAVE___SINCOS)";