diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gc/gclient2nix/gclient2nix.py b/pkgs/by-name/gc/gclient2nix/gclient2nix.py
index 8535593f0d18..62437086a849 100755
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gc/gclient2nix/gclient2nix.py
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gc/gclient2nix/gclient2nix.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import gclient_utils
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 click_log.basic_config(logger)
 
-nixpkgs_path = "@nixpkgs_path@"
+nixpkgs_path = "<nixpkgs>"
 
 memory: Memory = Memory(user_cache_dir("gclient2nix"), verbose=0)
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gc/gclient2nix/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gc/gclient2nix/package.nix
index ee7251b9ffa7..7d55d0e234a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gc/gclient2nix/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gc/gclient2nix/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   python3,
   runCommand,
   makeWrapper,
-  path,
   fetchgit,
   nurl,
   writers,
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ runCommand "gclient2nix"
     buildInputs = [ python ];
 
     # substitutions
-    nixpkgs_path = if builtins.pathExists (path + "/.git") then lib.cleanSource path else path;
     depot_tools_checkout = fetchgit {
       url = "https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools";
       rev = "452fe3be37f78fbecefa1b4b0d359531bcd70d0d";