diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 6d1b0b47070..057b878a7a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let {
   i686LinuxPkgs = {inherit (allPackages {system = "i686-linux";})
     MPlayer
     MPlayerPlugin
-    abc
+    #abc
     apacheAntBlackdown14
     apacheHttpd
     aspectj
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ let {
     libxslt
     lynx
     man
-    maven
+    #maven
     mdadm
     mk
     mktemp