diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/waitress-django/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/waitress-django/default.nix
index 6b3ca778ead..e76d1f11029 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/waitress-django/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/waitress-django/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, django_1_8, waitress }:
+{ buildPythonPackage, django, waitress }:
 
 buildPythonPackage {
   pname = "waitress-django";
   version = "0.0.0";
 
   src = ./.;
-  pythonPath = [ django_1_8 waitress ];
+  pythonPath = [ django waitress ];
   doCheck = false;
   meta.description = "A waitress WSGI server serving django";
 }