diff --git a/cachix.nix b/cachix.nix
index b4f3a225153b71..12cc96a455bc08 100644
--- a/cachix.nix
+++ b/cachix.nix
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ let
     testthat
     vapour;
 };
-  tex = (pkgs.texlive.combine {
-    inherit (pkgs.texlive) scheme-small;
-});
  wrapped_pkgs = pkgs.rWrapper.override {
   packages = [  r_packages ];
 };
@@ -69,6 +66,6 @@ let
     LC_PAPER = "en_US.UTF-8";
     LC_MEASUREMENT = "en_US.UTF-8";
 
-    buildInputs = [ system_packages r_packages tex wrapped_pkgs ];
+    buildInputs = [ system_packages r_packages wrapped_pkgs ];
 
   }