diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1cf32638a83..06f02ae601a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4950,10 +4950,10 @@ let
 
   pythonPackages = python27Packages;
 
-  python26Packages = recurseIntoAttrs (import ./python-packages.nix {
+  python26Packages = import ./python-packages.nix {
     inherit pkgs;
     python = python26;
-  });
+  };
 
   python27Packages = recurseIntoAttrs (import ./python-packages.nix {
     inherit pkgs;