diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/slskd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/slskd/default.nix
index bff64dd3bb0a..c1a68f2d5e6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/slskd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/slskd/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
 , buildNpmPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchurl
-, unzip
 , dotnetCorePackages
 , buildDotnetModule
 , mono
@@ -27,14 +25,13 @@ let
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 
-  buildNpmPackage' = buildNpmPackage.override { nodejs = nodejs_18; };
-
-  wwwroot = buildNpmPackage' {
+  wwwroot = buildNpmPackage {
     inherit meta version;
 
     pname = "slskd-web";
     src = "${src}/src/web";
     npmFlags = [ "--legacy-peer-deps" ];
+    nodejs = nodejs_18;
     npmDepsHash = "sha256-+2g3pCaGFbzQjKwhjmD6viuzVE5pRg+qSOXMrCtLQkI=";
     installPhase = ''
       cp -r build $out
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/whitebophir/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/whitebophir/default.nix
index 464d499cf1fb..b3401ff78fc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/whitebophir/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/whitebophir/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 let
   nodejs = nodejs_20;
-in buildNpmPackage.override { nodejs = nodejs_20; } rec {
+in buildNpmPackage rec {
   pname = "whitebophir";
   version = "1.19.1";
 
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ in buildNpmPackage.override { nodejs = nodejs_20; } rec {
     hash = "sha256-4T7s9WrpyHVPcw0QY0C0sczDJYKzA4bAAfEv8q2pOy4=";
   };
 
+  inherit nodejs;
+
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-mKDkkX7vWrnfEg1D65bqn/MtyUS0DKjTtkDW6ebso7g=";
 
   # geckodriver tries to access network
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/bitwarden/cli.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/bitwarden/cli.nix
index 750237a4e2ed..dd35294ba34a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/bitwarden/cli.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/bitwarden/cli.nix
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 , nixosTests
 }:
 
-let
-  buildNpmPackage' = buildNpmPackage.override { nodejs = nodejs_18; };
-in buildNpmPackage' rec {
+buildNpmPackage rec {
   pname = "bitwarden-cli";
   version = "2023.10.0";
 
@@ -21,6 +19,8 @@ in buildNpmPackage' rec {
     hash = "sha256-egXToXWfb9XV7JuCRBYJO4p/e+WOwMncPKz0oBgeALQ=";
   };
 
+  nodejs = nodejs_18;
+
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-iO8ZozVl1vOOqowQARnRJWSFUFnau46+dKfcMSkyU3o=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/bitwarden/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/bitwarden/default.nix
index e48f5945ca60..67ed396b5380 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/bitwarden/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/bitwarden/default.nix
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@
 let
   description = "A secure and free password manager for all of your devices";
   icon = "bitwarden";
-
-  buildNpmPackage' = buildNpmPackage.override { nodejs = nodejs_18; };
   electron = electron_25;
-in buildNpmPackage' rec {
+in buildNpmPackage rec {
   pname = "bitwarden";
   version = "2023.10.0";
 
@@ -38,6 +36,8 @@ in buildNpmPackage' rec {
     hash = "sha256-egXToXWfb9XV7JuCRBYJO4p/e+WOwMncPKz0oBgeALQ=";
   };
 
+  nodejs = nodejs_18;
+
   makeCacheWritable = true;
   npmWorkspace = "apps/desktop";
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-iO8ZozVl1vOOqowQARnRJWSFUFnau46+dKfcMSkyU3o=";