diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix
index de7d4bbffe70..16c247238ce4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/datetime/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-{cabal, QuickCheck, time}:
+{cabal, QuickCheck} :
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
   pname = "datetime";
-  version = "0.1";
-  sha256 = "0j2h369ydmlnkvk6m9j7b6fgs6cyc425s8n3yaajr4j5rdqcq6lk";
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [QuickCheck time];
+  version = "0.2.1";
+  sha256 = "1yfg3wvi13r725dhfsmcdw4ns3cgl2ayrb5jck0q8b4crk2dlrzg";
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ QuickCheck ];
   meta = {
-    description = "Utilities to make Data.Time.* easier to use";
+    homepage = "http://github.com/esessoms/datetime";
+    description = "Utilities to make Data.Time.* easier to use.";
+    license = "GPL";
+    platforms = self.stdenv.lib.platforms.haskellPlatforms;
+    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 55c06b11cb8b..b6f6ebe16f5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -467,9 +467,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   dataReify = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/data-reify {};
 
-  datetime = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/datetime {
-    QuickCheck = self.QuickCheck1;
-  };
+  datetime = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/datetime {};
 
   deepseq_1_1_0_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/deepseq/1.1.0.0.nix {};
   deepseq_1_1_0_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/deepseq/1.1.0.2.nix {};