diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix
index 793b57c676b5..6f05afa4f480 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix
@@ -1,56 +1,31 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, texinfo, libXext, xextproto, libX11, xproto
+, libXpm, libXt, libXcursor, alsaLib, cmake, zlib, libpng, libvorbis
+, libXxf86dga, libXxf86misc, xf86dgaproto, xf86miscproto
+, xf86vidmodeproto, libXxf86vm, openal, mesa, kbproto, libjpeg, flac }:
 
-x@{builderDefsPackage
-  , texinfo, libXext, xextproto, libX11, xproto, libXpm, libXt, libXcursor
-  , alsaLib, cmake, zlib, libpng, libvorbis, libXxf86dga, libXxf86misc
-  , xf86dgaproto, xf86miscproto, xf86vidmodeproto, libXxf86vm, openal, mesa
-  , kbproto, libjpeg, flac
-  , ...}:
-builderDefsPackage
-(a :
-let
-  helperArgNames = ["stdenv" "fetchurl" "builderDefsPackage"] ++
-    [];
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "allegro-${version}";
+  version = "5.0.11";
 
-  buildInputs = map (n: builtins.getAttr n x)
-    (builtins.attrNames (builtins.removeAttrs x helperArgNames));
-  sourceInfo = rec {
-    baseName="allegro";
-    version = "5.0.11";
-    name="${baseName}-${version}";
-    project="alleg";
-    url="mirror://sourceforge/project/${project}/${baseName}/${version}/${name}.tar.gz";
-    hash="18fdppaqaf3g3rcqwhyvsmkzk3y14clz4l8cvmg4hvjgyf011f3i";
-  };
-in
-rec {
-  src = a.fetchurl {
-    url = sourceInfo.url;
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://download.gna.org/allegro/allegro/${version}/${name}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "0cd51qrh97jrr0xdmnivqgwljpmizg8pixsgvc4blqqlaz4i9zj9";
   };
 
-  inherit (sourceInfo) name version;
-  inherit buildInputs;
-
-  /* doConfigure should be removed if not needed */
-  phaseNames = ["doCmake" "doMakeInstall"];
-
-  doCmake = a.fullDepEntry (''
-    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -lXext -lX11 -lXpm -lXcursor -lXxf86vm"
-    cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$out -D CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON .
-  '') ["minInit" "doUnpack" "addInputs"];
-
-  makeFlags = [
+  buildInputs = [
+    texinfo libXext xextproto libX11 xproto libXpm libXt libXcursor
+    alsaLib cmake zlib libpng libvorbis libXxf86dga libXxf86misc
+    xf86dgaproto xf86miscproto xf86vidmodeproto libXxf86vm openal mesa
+    kbproto libjpeg flac
   ];
 
-  meta = {
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A game programming library";
-    license = a.lib.licenses.free; # giftware
-    maintainers = with a.lib.maintainers;
-    [
-      raskin
-    ];
-    platforms = with a.lib.platforms;
-      linux;
-    inherit version;
+    homepage = http://liballeg.org/;
+    license = licenses.zlib;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
-}) x
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.upstream b/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.upstream
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d139383fe3d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.upstream
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-attribute_name allegro5
-url http://alleg.sourceforge.net/download.html
-version_link '[.]tar[.].*/download$'
-SF_redirect
-do_overwrite () {
-  do_overwrite_just_version
-}