diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble/default.nix
index 3fe88c287c58..deb01f1ef220 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, libxslt, telepathy-glib, libxml2, dbus-glib, dbus
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, libxslt, telepathy-glib, python2, libxml2, dbus-glib, dbus
 , sqlite, libsoup, libnice, gnutls}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config libxslt ];
-  buildInputs = [ libxml2 dbus-glib sqlite libsoup libnice telepathy-glib gnutls telepathy-glib.python ];
+  buildInputs = [ libxml2 dbus-glib sqlite libsoup libnice telepathy-glib gnutls python2 ];
 
   checkInputs = [ dbus.daemon ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze/default.nix
index 74e4d1039e77..11acf05c19e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pidgin, telepathy-glib, glib, dbus-glib, pkg-config, libxslt }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pidgin, telepathy-glib, python2, glib, dbus-glib, pkg-config, libxslt }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "telepathy-haze";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1jgrp32p6rllj089ynbsk3n9xrvsvzmwzhf0ql05kkgj0nf08xiy";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ glib telepathy-glib dbus-glib pidgin telepathy-glib.python ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib telepathy-glib dbus-glib pidgin python2 ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config libxslt ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/idle/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/idle/default.nix
index 041ec5e7c5ba..fe7ef49cd0d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/idle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/idle/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, glib, dconf, pkg-config, dbus-glib, telepathy-glib, libxslt, makeWrapper }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, glib, dconf, pkg-config, dbus-glib, telepathy-glib, python2, libxslt, makeWrapper }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "telepathy-idle";
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config makeWrapper ];
-  buildInputs = [ glib telepathy-glib dbus-glib libxslt telepathy-glib.python (lib.getLib dconf) ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib telepathy-glib dbus-glib libxslt python2 (lib.getLib dconf) ];
 
   preFixup = ''
     wrapProgram "$out/libexec/telepathy-idle" \
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/logger/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/logger/default.nix
index bae29f4b31f1..a6b1a5256f46 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/logger/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/logger/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, dbus-glib, libxml2, sqlite, telepathy-glib, pkg-config
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, dbus-glib, libxml2, sqlite, telepathy-glib, python2, pkg-config
 , dconf, makeWrapper, intltool, libxslt, gobject-introspection, dbus }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     dbus-glib libxml2 sqlite telepathy-glib
-    dbus telepathy-glib.python
+    dbus python2
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-call" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/salut/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/salut/default.nix
index cf166f7e2d34..99465cc7971e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/salut/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/salut/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, libxslt, glib, libxml2, telepathy-glib, avahi, libsoup
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, libxslt, glib, libxml2, telepathy-glib, python2, avahi, libsoup
 , libuuid, openssl, pcre, sqlite, pkg-config }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   # pcre needed because https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/15046
   buildInputs = [ glib libxml2 telepathy-glib avahi libsoup libuuid openssl
-    sqlite pcre telepathy-glib.python ];
+    sqlite pcre python2 ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ libxslt pkg-config ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
index 8bb7522b1976..c9da7958e720 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace telepathy-glib/telepathy-glib.pc.in --replace Requires.private Requires
   '';
 
-  passthru.python = python2;
-
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://telepathy.freedesktop.org";
     platforms = platforms.unix;