diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index bc9dcbdefc2..d8466ce686d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -295,8 +295,6 @@ env NIXPKGS_ALLOW_BROKEN=1 nix-instantiate --show-trace ../../../../ -A emacsPac
         # upstream issue: missing file header
         ido-complete-space-or-hyphen = markBroken super.ido-complete-space-or-hyphen;
 
-        # upstream issue: missing dependency highlight
-        floobits  = markBroken super.floobits;
         # upstream issue: missing file header
         initsplit = markBroken super.initsplit;