diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/retext/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/retext/default.nix
index 6bf0f191ece..19cc7bc2970 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/retext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/retext/default.nix
@@ -6,30 +6,10 @@
 
 let
   version = "7.0.4";
-  python = let
-    packageOverrides = self: super: {
-      markdown = super.markdown.overridePythonAttrs(old: {
-        src = super.fetchPypi {
-          version = "3.0.1";
-          pname = "Markdown";
-          sha256 = "d02e0f9b04c500cde6637c11ad7c72671f359b87b9fe924b2383649d8841db7c";
-        };
-      });
-
-      chardet = super.chardet.overridePythonAttrs(old: {
-        src = super.fetchPypi {
-          version = "2.3.0";
-          pname = "chardet";
-          sha256 = "e53e38b3a4afe6d1132de62b7400a4ac363452dc5dfcf8d88e8e0cce663c68aa";
-        };
-        patches = [];
-      });
-    };
-    in python3.override { inherit packageOverrides; };
-  pythonEnv = python.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
+  pythonEnv = python3.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
     pyqt5 docutils pyenchant Markups markdown pygments chardet
   ]);
-in python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
+in python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
   inherit version;
   pname = "retext";