diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/tealdeer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/tealdeer/default.nix
index aa8f9be38b6d..311f43fdb2ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/tealdeer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/tealdeer/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 , pkg-config
 , installShellFiles
 , openssl
-, cacert
 , Security
 }:
 
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "0jvgcf493rmkrh85j0fkf8ffanva80syyxclzkvkrzvvwwj78b5l";
 
-  buildInputs = [ openssl cacert ]
-    ++ (stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Security);
+  buildInputs = if stdenv.isDarwin then [ Security ] else [ openssl ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles pkg-config ];
 
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     installShellCompletion --zsh --name _tealdeer zsh_tealdeer
   '';
 
-  NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE = "${cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt";
-
   # disable tests for now since one needs network
   # what is unavailable in sandbox build
   # and i can't disable just this one
@@ -44,6 +40,5 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dbrgn/tealdeer";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ davidak ];
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 mit ];
-    platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }