diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/2.0.0.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/2.0.0.nix
index 3f6f00e1bdb..737947c0524 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/2.0.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/2.0.0.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, erlang, icu, openssl, spidermonkey
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, erlang, icu, openssl, spidermonkey_1_8_5
 , coreutils, bash, makeWrapper, python3 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
-  buildInputs = [ erlang icu openssl spidermonkey (python3.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ requests ]))];
+  buildInputs = [ erlang icu openssl spidermonkey_1_8_5 (python3.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ requests ]))];
 
   patches = [ ./jsapi.patch ];
   postPatch = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/3.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/3.nix
index 3716afae490..18271e82a8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/3.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, erlang, icu, openssl, spidermonkey
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, erlang, icu, openssl, spidermonkey_68
 , coreutils, bash, makeWrapper, python3 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1vgqj3zsrkdqgnwzji3mqkapnfd6kq466f5xnya0fvzzl6bcfrs8";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ erlang icu openssl spidermonkey (python3.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ requests ]))];
+  buildInputs = [ erlang icu openssl spidermonkey_68 (python3.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ requests ]))];
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace src/couch/rebar.config.script --replace '/usr/include/mozjs-68' "${spidermonkey.dev}/include/mozjs-68"
+    substituteInPlace src/couch/rebar.config.script --replace '/usr/include/mozjs-68' "${spidermonkey_68.dev}/include/mozjs-68"
     patchShebangs bin/rebar
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/default.nix
index b8807532181..b484cce15a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/couchdb/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, erlang, icu, openssl, spidermonkey, curl, help2man
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, erlang, icu, openssl, spidermonkey_1_8_5, curl, help2man
 , sphinx, which, file, pkgconfig, getopt }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ help2man which file pkgconfig sphinx ];
-  buildInputs = [ erlang icu openssl spidermonkey curl ];
+  buildInputs = [ erlang icu openssl spidermonkey_1_8_5 curl ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     substituteInPlace $out/bin/couchdb --replace getopt "${getopt}/bin/getopt"
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 614af626d41..259fff1ec9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16418,18 +16418,15 @@ in
   };
 
   couchdb = callPackage ../servers/http/couchdb {
-    spidermonkey = spidermonkey_1_8_5;
     sphinx = python27Packages.sphinx;
     erlang = erlangR19;
   };
 
   couchdb2 = callPackage ../servers/http/couchdb/2.0.0.nix {
-    spidermonkey = spidermonkey_1_8_5;
     erlang = erlangR21;
   };
 
   couchdb3 = callPackage ../servers/http/couchdb/3.nix {
-    spidermonkey = spidermonkey_68;
     erlang = erlangR22;
   };