diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/atk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/atk/default.nix
index 34d23bc6daa..1dae480423f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/atk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/atk/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, perl}:
-
-assert pkgconfig != null && glib != null && perl != null;
+args: with args;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "atk-1.12.4";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/default.nix
index ed5ae35f05d..f9179226c62 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,12 @@
-{ xineramaSupport ? false
-, stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gettext, perl, x11
-, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, cairo, libXinerama ? null, libXrandr
-}:
+args: with args;
 
 rec {
 
-  glib = (import ./glib) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig gettext perl;
-  };
+  glib = (import ./glib) args;
 
-  atk = (import ./atk) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig glib perl;
-  };
+  atk = (import ./atk) (args // { inherit glib; });
 
-  pango = (import ./pango) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig glib x11 cairo libpng;
-  };
-
-  gtk = (import ./gtk+) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig glib atk pango perl
-            libtiff libjpeg libpng x11 cairo libXinerama
-            xineramaSupport libXrandr;
-  };
+  pango = (import ./pango) (args // { inherit glib; });
 
+  gtk = (import ./gtk+) (args // { inherit glib atk pango; } );
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/glib/default.nix
index b29f6b62f93..9af2ab959b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/glib/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gettext, perl}:
-
-assert pkgconfig != null && gettext != null && perl != null;
+args: with args;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "glib-2.12.13"; # <- sic! gtk 2.10 needs glib 2.12
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/glibmm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/glibmm/default.nix
index e1d275b9974..be5f0fdc91f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/glibmm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/glibmm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, libsigcxx}:
+args: with args;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "glibmm-2.12.10";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/gtk+/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/gtk+/default.nix
index 474c6499380..31a2078d670 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/gtk+/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/gtk+/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-{ xineramaSupport ? false
-, stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, x11, glib, atk
-, pango, perl, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, cairo, libXinerama ? null, libXrandr
-}:
-
-assert x11.buildClientLibs;
-assert xineramaSupport -> libXinerama != null;
-
+args: with args;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gtk+-2.10.14";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/gtkmm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/gtkmm/default.nix
index 4f476f73d50..4fbabb20e19 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/gtkmm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/gtkmm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtk, atk, glibmm, libsigcxx}:
+args: with args;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gtkmm-2.10.11";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/pango/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/pango/default.nix
index 25d4aa17e91..87e8b179ba3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/pango/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs/2.10/pango/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, x11, glib, cairo, libpng}:
-
-assert x11.buildClientLibs;
+args: with args;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "pango-1.14.10";