diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index b8832f6207a3..516b56e238e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ rec {
 
   gitg = callPackage ./misc/gitg { };
 
-  libgit2-glib = callPackage ./misc/libgit2-glib { automake = pkgs.automake111x; };
+  libgit2-glib = callPackage ./misc/libgit2-glib { };
 
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgit2-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgit2-glib/default.nix
index 12d37ab5db50..17c3b4fa0a8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgit2-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgit2-glib/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, which, gnome3, autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconfig
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, gnome3, libtool, pkgconfig
 , gtk_doc, gobjectIntrospection, libgit2, glib }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureScript = "sh ./autogen.sh";
 
-  buildInputs = [ which gnome3.gnome_common autoconf automake libtool
-                  pkgconfig gtk_doc gobjectIntrospection libgit2 glib ];
+  buildInputs = [ gnome3.gnome_common libtool pkgconfig
+                  gtk_doc gobjectIntrospection libgit2 glib ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     platforms = platforms.linux;