diff --git a/overlays/preferences.nix b/overlays/preferences.nix
index a3f4b79e..129e9132 100644
--- a/overlays/preferences.nix
+++ b/overlays/preferences.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 # prefer to encode these in `sane.programs`
 # resort to this method for e.g. system dependencies, or things which are referenced from too many places.
 (self: super: with self; {
-  electrum = super.electrum.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
-    # 2023/10/26: workaround broken ledger-bitcoin build (since that's only needed if we want to talk to a Ledger wallet)
-    propagatedBuildInputs = lib.remove self.python3.pkgs.ledger-bitcoin upstream.propagatedBuildInputs;
-  });
   gnome = super.gnome.overrideScope' (gself: gsuper: with gself; {
     evolution-data-server = gsuper.evolution-data-server.override {
       # OAuth depends on webkitgtk_4_1: old, forces an annoying recompilation