diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/ne/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/ne/default.nix
index c7dbff366dbc..7feb7f22e222 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/ne/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/ne/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, ncurses, texinfo, tetex, perl, ghostscript }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, ncurses, texinfo, texlive, perl, ghostscript }:
 
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rev = version;
     sha256 = "05inzhlqlf4ka22q78q389pr34bsb4lgp1i5qh550vjkb2cvbdfp";
   };
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses tetex texinfo perl ghostscript ];
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses texlive.combined.scheme-medium texinfo perl ghostscript ];
   dontBuild = true;
   installPhase = ''
     substituteInPlace src/makefile --replace "CC=c99" "cc=gcc"
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cd src && make && cd ..
     make PREFIX=$out install
   '';
-  
+
   meta = {
     description = "The nice editor";
     homepage = https://github.com/vigna/ne;
     longDescription = ''
-      ne is a free (GPL'd) text editor based on the POSIX standard that runs (we hope) on almost any 
-UN*X machine. ne is easy to use for the beginner, but powerful and fully configurable for the wizard, 
-and most sparing in its resource usage. See the manual for some highlights of ne's features.      
+      ne is a free (GPL'd) text editor based on the POSIX standard that runs
+      (we hope) on almost any UN*X machine.  ne is easy to use for the beginner,
+      but powerful and fully configurable for the wizard, and most sparing in its
+      resource usage.  See the manual for some highlights of ne's features.
     '';
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;