diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index 2d53e448a04..a13093d964e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file footer
       seoul256-theme = markBroken super.seoul256-theme;
 
-      # bad dependencies
-      shm = markBroken super.shm;
-
       spaceline = super.spaceline.override {
         inherit (self.melpaPackages) powerline;
       };