diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix
index 4d8f623b36a4..ecd5ee67cf64 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, static ? false }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "double-conversion";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if static then "OFF" else "ON"}" ];
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" ];
 
   # Case sensitivity issue
   preConfigure = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
index 8886e6bb9b41..bcf68b17a66f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ in {
     static = true;
     twisted = null;
   };
-  double-conversion = super.double-conversion.override {
-    static = true;
-  };
   gmp = super.gmp.override {
     withStatic = true;
   };