diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix/broken.yaml b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix/broken.yaml
index 2b46cc7a3093..08c7b55c3fae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix/broken.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix/broken.yaml
@@ -5503,7 +5503,6 @@ broken-packages:
   - XMMS
   - xmonad-bluetilebranch
   - xmonad-contrib-gpl
-  - xmonad-dbus
   - xmonad-eval
   - xmonad-vanessa
   - xmonad-windownames
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index f1e990eb9a2f..1991d57e014e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
   # Nix-specific workaround
   xmonad = appendPatch ./patches/xmonad_0_17_0-nix.patch (dontCheck super.xmonad);
 
+  # https://hydra.nixos.org/build/128665302/nixlog/3
+  # Disable tests because they require a running dbus session
+  xmonad-dbus = dontCheck super.xmonad-dbus;
+
   # wxc supports wxGTX >= 3.0, but our current default version points to 2.8.
   # http://hydra.cryp.to/build/1331287/log/raw
   wxc = (addBuildDepend self.split super.wxc).override { wxGTK = pkgs.wxGTK30; };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
index fbae0167f60b..8d17d1b1abfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
@@ -294412,8 +294412,6 @@ self: {
        executableHaskellDepends = [ base dbus ];
        testHaskellDepends = [ base dbus ];
        license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
-       hydraPlatforms = lib.platforms.none;
-       broken = true;
      }) {};
 
   "xmonad-entryhelper" = callPackage