diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/literate-programming/nuweb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/literate-programming/nuweb/default.nix
index 1dce8caeeb47..9bc67375e269 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/literate-programming/nuweb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/literate-programming/nuweb/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{lib, stdenv, fetchurl, tex}:
+{lib, stdenv, fetchurl, texliveMedium}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-JVqPYkYPXBT0xLNWuW4DV6N6ZlKuBYQGT46frhnpU64=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ tex ];
+  buildInputs = [ texliveMedium ];
 
   patchPhase = ''
     sed -ie 's|nuweb -r|./nuweb -r|' Makefile
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a3db85273742..a01d12acac74 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19205,9 +19205,7 @@ with pkgs;
   # NOTE: Override and set useIcon = false to use Awk instead of Icon.
   noweb = callPackage ../development/tools/literate-programming/noweb { };
 
-  nuweb = callPackage ../development/tools/literate-programming/nuweb {
-    tex = texlive.combined.scheme-medium;
-  };
+  nuweb = callPackage ../development/tools/literate-programming/nuweb { };
 
   eztrace = callPackage ../development/tools/profiling/EZTrace { };