diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/combine.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/combine.nix
index 906ccb4eedfe..008b519cd830 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/combine.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/combine.nix
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ let
   pkgList = rec {
     combined = combinePkgs (lib.attrValues pkgSet);
     all = lib.filter pkgFilter combined;
-    licenses = let
-        concatLicenses = lib.foldl (acc: el: if builtins.elem el acc then acc else acc ++ [ el ]);
-      in lib.foldl
-        (acc: pkg:
-          concatLicenses acc (lib.toList (pkg.meta.license or [])))
-        [] all;
     splitBin = builtins.partition (p: p.tlType == "bin") all;
     bin = splitBin.right
       ++ lib.optional
@@ -90,7 +84,6 @@ let
 in (buildEnv {
 
   inherit name;
-  meta.license = pkgList.licenses;
 
   ignoreCollisions = false;