diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.6.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.6.1.nix
index 841306578eb6..b8be216c8dc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.6.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.6.1.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ghc readline perl58 m4 gmp];
 
-  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
-
   meta = {
     description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.8.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.8.2.nix
index 9b78a979a967..2bcd88dc2fee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.8.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.8.2.nix
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ghc readline perl m4 gmp];
 
-  # The setup hook is executed by other packages building with ghc.
-  # It then looks for package configurations that are available and
-  # build a package database on the fly.
-  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
-
   meta = {
     description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.8.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.8.3.nix
index 98ddca5b36dc..07369ddc6f5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.8.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.8.3.nix
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ghc readline perl m4 gmp haddock];
 
-  # The setup hook is executed by other packages building with ghc.
-  # It then looks for package configurations that are available and
-  # build a package database on the fly.
-  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
-
   meta = {
     description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
   };