diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9ca9b7d6d..adbd25004 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@
         tests =
           import ./tests/nixos {
             inherit
-              self
               lib
               nixpkgs
               nixpkgsFor
diff --git a/releng/local/default.nix b/releng/local/default.nix
index 1442ac7bc..ddbc78bd3 100644
--- a/releng/local/default.nix
+++ b/releng/local/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 {
-  self,
-  system,
   pkgs,
   ...
 }:
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ let
     inherit (pkgs.writers) writePython3Bin;
   };
 
-  build = self.release-jobs.all.build.${system}.doc;
+  build = pkgs.nix.doc;
 
   pythonPackages = (
     p: [
diff --git a/tests/nixos/default.nix b/tests/nixos/default.nix
index fa7b4e2df..fff155497 100644
--- a/tests/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/tests/nixos/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  self,
   lib,
   nixpkgs,
   nixpkgsFor,
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ let
       };
       _module.args.nixpkgs = nixpkgs;
       _module.args.system = system;
-      _module.args.self = self;
     })
     // {
       # allow running tests against older nix versions via `nix eval --apply`