diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
index 3895d7871f91..374163fa5673 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ with lib;
 
 makeScope newScope (self:
   let
-    inherit (octave) blas lapack gfortran python texinfo gnuplot;
-
     callPackage = self.callPackage;
 
     buildOctavePackage = callPackage ../development/interpreters/octave/build-octave-package.nix {
@@ -33,11 +31,6 @@ makeScope newScope (self:
       inherit computeRequiredOctavePackages;
     };
 
-    wrapOctave = callPackage ../development/interpreters/octave/wrap-octave.nix {
-      inherit octave;
-      inherit (pkgs) makeSetupHook makeWrapper;
-    };
-
     # Given a list of required Octave package derivations, get a list of
     # ALL required Octave packages needed for the ones specified to run.
     computeRequiredOctavePackages = drvs: let