diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 86af3d220ad..48f5dedce36 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -827,4 +827,7 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/alphaHeavy/lzma-enumerator/issues/3
   lzma-enumerator = dontCheck super.lzma-enumerator;
 
+  # https://github.com/BNFC/bnfc/issues/140
+  BNFC = dontCheck super.BNFC;
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
index 1329ad24f8f..470a944fa93 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ self: super: {
             in addBuildDepends jsaddle' [ self.glib self.gtk3 self.webkitgtk3
                                           self.webkitgtk3-javascriptcore ];
 
-  # https://github.com/BNFC/bnfc/issues/137
-  BNFC = markBrokenVersion "2.7.1" super.BNFC;
-  cubical = dontDistribute super.cubical;
-
   # contacted maintainer by e-mail
   cmdlib = markBrokenVersion "0.3.5" super.cmdlib;
   darcs-fastconvert = dontDistribute super.darcs-fastconvert;