diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
index ff8049efc36..d0892ccf0d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@
     gloss = null;                       # requires base >= 4.7
     haddock = self.haddock_2_13_2;
     modularArithmetic = null;           # requires base >= 4.7
-    mtl = self.mtl_2_2_1;
     pipesBinary = super.pipesBinary.override { binary = self.binary_0_7_2_1; };
-    transformers = self.transformers_0_4_1_0; # core packagen in ghc > 7.6.x
-    transformersCompat = super.transformersCompat;
+    transformers = self.transformers_0_3_0_0; # core packagen in ghc > 7.6.x
     zipArchive = super.zipArchive_0_2_2_1;    # works without binary 0.7.x
   };