diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index ef7e8e4d4e5..3be577549bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1056,12 +1056,6 @@ self: super: {
   # Work around overspecified constraint on github ==0.18.
   github-backup = doJailbreak super.github-backup;
 
-  # Work around large number of repeated arguments
-  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/40013
-  taffybar = super.taffybar.overrideDerivation (drv: {
-    strictDeps = true;
-  });
-
   # dhall-json requires a very particular dhall version
   dhall-json_1_2_1 = super.dhall-json_1_2_1.override { dhall = self.dhall_1_15_0; };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index d1304c79694..38ba2609c75 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   inherit src;
 
+  strictDeps = true;
   inherit depsBuildBuild nativeBuildInputs;
   buildInputs = otherBuildInputs ++ optionals (!hasActiveLibrary) propagatedBuildInputs;
   propagatedBuildInputs = optionals hasActiveLibrary propagatedBuildInputs;