diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux-ng/default.nix
index 8c77cf297af3..aa0b99a25269 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux-ng/default.nix
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = (if buildMountOnly then "mount-" else "") + "util-linux-ng-2.14.1";
+  name = (if buildMountOnly then "mount-" else "") + "util-linux-ng-2.14.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://kernel/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/v2.14/util-linux-ng-2.14.1.tar.bz2;
-    sha256 = "0b40xwdqpp16fcy1vfzqigl41d9slq32kzv2jr6nfy5bk59rqa5z";
+    url = mirror://kernel/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/v2.14/util-linux-ng-2.14.2.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "03k3w0f1ljwvv31glnxkk1f66fzyw0wdshgqxz0aixh7l3ln73hh";
   };
 
   configureFlags = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index d9fd0028c799..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses ? null
-
-, # Build mount/umount only.
-  buildMountOnly ? false
-  
-, # A directory containing mount helpers programs
-  # (i.e. `mount.<fstype>') to be used instead of /sbin.
-  mountHelpers ? null
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = (if buildMountOnly then "mount-" else "") + "util-linux-2.13-pre7";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://kernel/linux/utils/util-linux/testing/util-linux-2.13-pre7.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "13cdf4b76533e8421dc49de188f85291";
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    # Fix for a local root exploit via mount/umount
-    # (http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml).
-    (fetchurl {
-      url = "http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/util-linux/files/util-linux-2.13-setuid-checks.patch?rev=1.1";
-      sha256 = "02ky7ljzqpx8ii3dfmjydw8nnhshpw2inwh6w1vqllz8mhn81jdf";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  configureFlags = "--disable-use-tty-group";
-
-  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional (ncurses != null) ncurses;
-
-  inherit mountHelpers;
-
-  preConfigure = ''
-    makeFlagsArray=(usrbinexecdir=$out/bin usrsbinexecdir=$out/sbin datadir=$out/share exampledir=$out/share/getopt)
-    if test -n "$mountHelpers"; then
-      substituteInPlace mount/mount.c --replace /sbin/mount. $mountHelpers/mount.
-      substituteInPlace mount/umount.c --replace /sbin/umount. $mountHelpers/umount.
-    fi
-  '';
-
-  buildPhase =
-    if buildMountOnly then ''
-      make "''${makeFlagsArray[@]}" -C lib
-      make "''${makeFlagsArray[@]}" -C mount
-    '' else "";
-
-  installPhase =
-    if buildMountOnly then ''
-      make "''${makeFlagsArray[@]}" -C lib install
-      make "''${makeFlagsArray[@]}" -C mount install
-    '' else "";
-
-  # Hack to get static builds to work.
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-DHAVE___PROGNAME=1"; 
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 21f5ca3eaa76..40ca3a7840e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7418,25 +7418,16 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv libusb;
   };
 
-  utillinux = composedArgsAndFun (import ../os-specific/linux/util-linux) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
-  };
+  utillinux = utillinuxng;
 
-  utillinuxCurses = import ../os-specific/linux/util-linux {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses;
-  };
+  utillinuxCurses = utillinuxngCurses;
 
-  utillinuxStatic = lowPrio (appendToName "static" (import ../os-specific/linux/util-linux {
-    inherit fetchurl;
-    stdenv = makeStaticBinaries stdenv;
-  }));
-
-  utillinuxng = composedArgsAndFun (import ../os-specific/linux/util-linux-ng) {
+  utillinuxng = makeOverridable (import ../os-specific/linux/util-linux-ng) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv e2fsprogs;
   };
 
-  utillinuxngCurses = composedArgsAndFun (import ../os-specific/linux/util-linux-ng) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv e2fsprogs ncurses;
+  utillinuxngCurses = utillinuxng.override {
+    inherit ncurses;
   };
 
   wesnoth = import ../games/wesnoth {