diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 7d9db5dd6cbe..23853787b9c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ self: super: {
   # compiled on Linux. We provide the name to avoid evaluation errors.
   unbuildable = throw "package depends on meta package 'unbuildable'";
 
-  # The test suite depends on old versions of tasty and QuickCheck.
-  hackage-security = dontCheck super.hackage-security;
-
   # enable using a local hoogle with extra packagages in the database
   # nix-shell -p "haskellPackages.hoogleLocal { packages = with haskellPackages; [ mtl lens ]; }"
   # $ hoogle server
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
index 70de06efd5f9..8b38f8cef74c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ self: super: {
 
   # These builds need Cabal 3.2.x.
   cabal2spec = super.cabal2spec.override { Cabal = self.Cabal_3_2_0_0; };
-  cabal-install = super.cabal-install.overrideScope (self: super: { Cabal = self.Cabal_3_2_0_0; hackage-security = self.hackage-security_0_6_0_0; });
+  cabal-install = super.cabal-install.overrideScope (self: super: { Cabal = self.Cabal_3_2_0_0; });
 
   # Ignore overly restrictive upper version bounds.
   aeson-diff = doJailbreak super.aeson-diff;
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ self: super: {
   time-compat = doJailbreak super.time-compat;
   http-media = doJailbreak super.http-media;
   servant-server = doJailbreak super.servant-server;
-
-  # These packages don't work and need patching and/or an update.
-  hackage-security = appendPatch (doJailbreak super.hackage-security) (pkgs.fetchpatch {
-    url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hvr/head.hackage/master/patches/hackage-security-0.5.3.0.patch";
-    sha256 = "0l8x0pbsn18fj5ak5q0g5rva4xw1s9yc4d86a1pfyaz467b9i5a4";
-  });
   foundation = dontCheck super.foundation;
   vault = dontHaddock super.vault;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
index 1cef47e0faa7..5b98cdb2dad7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ core-packages:
 default-package-overrides:
   # This was only intended for ghc-7.0.4, and has very old deps, one hidden behind a flag
   - MissingH ==1.4.2.0
-  # for cabal-install-3.0.0.0
-  - hackage-security >=0.5.2.2 && <0.6
   # pandoc-2.9 does not accept the 0.3 version yet
   - doclayout < 0.3
   # gi-gdkx11-4.x requires gtk-4.x, which is still under development and