diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/skribilo/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/skribilo/default.nix
index a834ccdccbf5..548b75621c3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/skribilo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/skribilo/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 , enableEmacs ? false, emacs
 , enableLout ? stdenv.isLinux, lout
 , enablePloticus ? stdenv.isLinux, ploticus
-, enableTex ? true, tex
+, enableTex ? true, texliveSmall
 }:
 
 let
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ++ optional enableEmacs emacs
   ++ optional enableLout lout
   ++ optional enablePloticus ploticus
-  ++ optional enableTex tex;
+  ++ optional enableTex texliveSmall;
 
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/skribilo \
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c16cc5d1b077..526479ba49f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13279,9 +13279,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   sipcalc = callPackage ../tools/networking/sipcalc { };
 
-  skribilo = callPackage ../tools/typesetting/skribilo {
-    tex = texlive.combined.scheme-small;
-  };
+  skribilo = callPackage ../tools/typesetting/skribilo { };
 
   skytemple = callPackage ../applications/misc/skytemple { };