diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index 60d6f1bd92cf..6c0c94487dee 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -228,22 +228,6 @@ rec {
           inherit doCheck doInstallCheck;
 
           inherit outputs;
-        } // lib.optionalAttrs strictDeps {
-          # Make sure "build" dependencies don’t leak into outputs. We
-          # want to disallow references to depsBuildBuild,
-          # nativeBuildInputs, and depsBuildTarget. But depsHostHost,
-          # buildInputs, and depsTargetTarget is okay, so we subtract
-          # those from disallowedReferences in case a dependency is
-          # listed in multiple dependency lists. We also include
-          # propagated dependencies here as well.
-          disallowedReferences = (attrs.disallowedReferences or [])
-          ++ (lib.subtractLists
-               (lib.concatLists ((lib.elemAt propagatedDependencies 0) ++
-                                 (lib.elemAt propagatedDependencies 1) ++
-                                 (lib.elemAt dependencies 1) ++
-                                 (lib.elemAt propagatedDependencies 2) ++
-                                 (lib.elemAt dependencies 2) ) )
-               (lib.concatLists ((lib.elemAt dependencies 0)) ) );
         } // lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) {
           cmakeFlags =
             (/**/ if lib.isString cmakeFlags then [cmakeFlags]