diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/release/nix-build.nix b/pkgs/build-support/release/nix-build.nix
index 21fe1c81218..1d88836c2c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/release/nix-build.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/release/nix-build.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
 
     showBuildStats = true;
 
-    # Hack - swap checkPhase and installPhase (otherwise Stratego barfs).
-    phases = "unpackPhase patchPhase configurePhase buildPhase installPhase checkPhase fixupPhase distPhase ${if doCoverageAnalysis then "coverageReportPhase" else ""} finalPhase";
+    phases = "unpackPhase patchPhase configurePhase buildPhase checkPhase installPhase fixupPhase distPhase ${if doCoverageAnalysis then "coverageReportPhase" else ""} finalPhase";
 
     finalPhase =
       ''