diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/packages.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/packages.nix
index ee2dc04d05c9..8d0b46ebc3ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/packages.nix
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ self: super: {
 
     plr = super.callPackage ./ext/plr.nix { };
 
-    plv8 = super.callPackage ./ext/plv8 {
-      v8 = self.v8_8_x;
-    };
+    plv8 = super.callPackage ./ext/plv8 { };
 
     pgjwt = super.callPackage ./ext/pgjwt.nix { };