diff --git a/mkClojureLib.nix b/mkClojureLib.nix
index 18e4bc3..63d325a 100644
--- a/mkClojureLib.nix
+++ b/mkClojureLib.nix
@@ -3,19 +3,9 @@
 
 with lib;
 let
-  build-tools-deps = writeText "deps.edn" ''
-    { :aliases
-      { :build
-        { :ns-default build
-          :replace-deps {
-            io.github.clojure/tools.build {
-              :local/root "${build-tools-jar}"
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  '';
+
+  build-tools-deps = ''
+    { :aliases { :build { :ns-build build :replace-deps { io.github.clojure/tools.build { :local/root "${build-tools-jar}" } } } } }'';
 
   classpath = clj-deps.makeClasspaths { };