diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
index 7104feaf25e..a2ba794933e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       bufshow = markBroken super.bufshow;
 
-      # upstream issue: comes with a broken configure file
-      caml = super.caml.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
-        configureScript = "true";
-      });
-
       # part of a larger package
       caml = dontConfigure super.caml;