diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh
index 5111335ffc8..94f8f375783 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.2.x/builder.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ if test "$javahlBindings"; then
     configureFlags="--enable-javahl --with-jdk=$jdk --with-jikes=no $configureFlags"
 fi
 
-installFlags="$makeFlags"
-
 
 postInstall() {
     if test "$pythonBindings"; then
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.3.x/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.3.x/builder.sh
index ae36439da8f..99202d706b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.3.x/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.3.x/builder.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ if test "$javahlBindings"; then
     configureFlags="--enable-javahl --with-jdk=$jdk $configureFlags"
 fi
 
-installFlags="$makeFlags"
-
 
 postInstall() {
     if test "$pythonBindings"; then
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.4.x/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.4.x/builder.sh
index e0695d5e2e7..e91f9f9113d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.4.x/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.4.x/builder.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ if test "$httpServer"; then
     makeFlags="APACHE_LIBEXECDIR=$out/modules $makeFlags"
 fi
 
-installFlags="$makeFlags"
-
 
 postInstall() {
     if test "$pythonBindings"; then
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/chmlib/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/chmlib/builder.sh
index 7ac8930fb61..ccdbfc17a76 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/chmlib/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/chmlib/builder.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,4 @@ preInstall() {
     mkdir $out/include
 }
 
-installFlags=$makeFlags
-
 genericBuild
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