diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index 8409191200c..f632f36d3fe 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ in rec {
   tests.blivet = callTest tests/blivet.nix {};
   tests.boot = callSubTests tests/boot.nix {};
   tests.cadvisor = hydraJob (import tests/cadvisor.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; });
-  tests.chromium = callSubTests tests/chromium.nix {};
+  tests.chromium = callSubTests tests/chromium.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; };
   tests.cjdns = callTest tests/cjdns.nix {};
   tests.containers-ipv4 = callTest tests/containers-ipv4.nix {};
   tests.containers-ipv6 = callTest tests/containers-ipv6.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/chromium.nix b/nixos/tests/chromium.nix
index 9a6414f81c3..1053b777a61 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/chromium.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/chromium.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 , pkgs ? import ../.. { inherit system; }
 , channelMap ? {
     stable = pkgs.chromium;
-    beta   = pkgs.chromiumBeta;
-    dev    = pkgs.chromiumDev;
   }
 }:
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/browser.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/browser.nix
index 982c6d659ee..a6e95ca5187 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/browser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/browser.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, mkChromiumDerivation }:
+{ stdenv, mkChromiumDerivation, channel }:
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ mkChromiumDerivation (base: rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ chaoflow ];
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    hydraPlatforms = if channel == "stable" then ["x86_64-linux"] else [];
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
index 79e5e2dfec3..5f9c423ce44 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ let
               hiDPISupport;
     };
 
-    browser = callPackage ./browser.nix { };
+    browser = callPackage ./browser.nix { inherit channel; };
 
     plugins = callPackage ./plugins.nix {
       inherit enablePepperFlash enableWideVine;