diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index 86c81cc9721e..268976179bc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ self:
       # Expects bash to be at /bin/bash
       helm-rtags = markBroken super.helm-rtags;
 
-      # upstream issue: missing file header
-      helm-words = markBroken super.helm-words;
-
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       ido-complete-space-or-hyphen = markBroken super.ido-complete-space-or-hyphen;
 
@@ -149,9 +146,6 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing dependency
       org-readme = markBroken super.org-readme;
 
-      # upstream issue: missing file header
-      perl-completion = markBroken super.perl-completion;
-
       # upstream issue: truncated file
       powershell = markBroken super.powershell;
 
@@ -161,9 +155,6 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       qiita = markBroken super.qiita;
 
-      # upstream issue: missing file header
-      railgun = markBroken super.railgun;
-
       # upstream issue: missing file footer
       seoul256-theme = markBroken super.seoul256-theme;
 
@@ -198,9 +189,6 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       window-numbering = markBroken super.window-numbering;
 
-      # upstream issue: missing file header
-      zeitgeist = markBroken super.zeitgeist;
-
       w3m = super.w3m.override (args: {
         melpaBuild = drv: args.melpaBuild (drv // {
           prePatch =