diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/pithos/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/pithos/default.nix
index 55b9435baaa5..1d3fffb549d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/pithos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/pithos/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "pithos";
   version = "1.1.2";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/dosage/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/dosage/default.nix
index 4bc0e93a3b46..7667b674fcec 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/dosage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/dosage/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, pythonPackages, fetchFromGitHub }:
 
 pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "dosage";
   version = "2018.04.08";
   PBR_VERSION = version;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
index fc8b8043b94c..d5576ccbeb7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ with python.pkgs;
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "jrnl";
   version = "1.9.8";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   disabled = isPy3k;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/khal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/khal/default.nix
index 9dd466c442aa..60f6deefb010 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/khal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/khal/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 with python3Packages;
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "khal";
   version = "0.9.9";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/tzupdate/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/tzupdate/default.nix
index 7eb0f2d41b55..3a723907c925 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/tzupdate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/tzupdate/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ let
   inherit (python.pkgs) buildPythonApplication fetchPypi requests;
 in
 buildPythonApplication rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "tzupdate";
   version = "1.2.0";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/fava/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/fava/default.nix
index 9c8f39d52f1d..29ea9ff2910f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/fava/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/fava/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ in
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "fava";
   version = "1.7";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
@@ -26,4 +25,3 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }
-
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gssapi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gssapi/default.nix
index bab965b5a9c1..08f547d835da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gssapi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gssapi/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ nose, shouldbe, gss, krb5Full, which, darwin }:
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "gssapi";
   version = "1.4.1";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/html5-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/html5-parser/default.nix
index ae036d33f9ed..63c7188f03ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/html5-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/html5-parser/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "html5-parser";
   version = "0.4.5";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/markdownsuperscript/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/markdownsuperscript/default.nix
index 2e05ee621e2a..9f0ce1b21534 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/markdownsuperscript/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/markdownsuperscript/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "MarkdownSuperscript";
   version = "2.0.0";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pelican/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pelican/default.nix
index c13be981f095..3b15e7a30279 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pelican/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pelican/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pelican";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   version = "3.7.1";
   disabled = isPy26;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/persistent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/persistent/default.nix
index 4940a8b2e046..b861797c4a8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/persistent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/persistent/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "persistent";
   version = "4.2.4.2";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ zope_interface ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycrypto/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycrypto/default.nix
index 1ecf0bf6b339..af975e333f0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycrypto/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycrypto/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = pycryptodome.version;
   pname = "pycrypto";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   # Cannot build wheel otherwise (zip 1980 issue)
   SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=315532800;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfftw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfftw/default.nix
index 973a2e84ffa7..fdc76493da8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfftw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfftw/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.10.4";
   pname = "pyFFTW";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/requests_download/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/requests_download/default.nix
index 91ab82a7a30e..6d1264dee67e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/requests_download/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/requests_download/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "requests_download";
   version = "0.1.1";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   format = "wheel";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikitlearn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikitlearn/default.nix
index 00bdcae1b9a8..dc63fe7d104d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikitlearn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikitlearn/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "scikit-learn";
   version = "0.19.1";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   disabled = stdenv.isi686;  # https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn/issues/5534
 
   src = fetchPypi {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/smart_open/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/smart_open/default.nix
index c4992eb9d9bb..006f52f1d38b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/smart_open/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/smart_open/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "smart_open";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   version = "1.5.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
index 3ccccdbf77d8..1596b276b0af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "Sphinx";
   version = "1.7.4";
   src = fetchPypi {
@@ -70,4 +69,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nand0p ];
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
index 6022b645172c..f14f6adf5fef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 in python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   version = "0.46.1";
   pname = "meson";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = python3Packages.fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/flootty/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/flootty/default.nix
index 9535ba86dd06..796c3dc79a09 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/flootty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/flootty/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ in
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "Flootty";
   version = "3.2.1";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdbgui/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdbgui/default.nix
index de66bf5da14e..12d3f97dfc41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdbgui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdbgui/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ let
   deps = import ./requirements.nix { inherit pkgs; };
 in
 python27Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "gdbgui";
   version = "0.11.1.2";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lit/default.nix
index 05229e4be7b2..42824d1a543e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lit/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 python2.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "lit";
   version = "0.5.1";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = python2.pkgs.fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/mycli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/mycli/default.nix
index bd0f051bd845..1a85bf21b224 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/mycli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/mycli/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ with python.pkgs;
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "mycli";
   version = "1.6.0";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/bepasty/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/bepasty/default.nix
index f69f654cda3d..ae88b7e99c65 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/bepasty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/bepasty/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ with python.pkgs;
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "bepasty";
   version = "0.4.0";
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     flask
@@ -39,4 +38,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.makefu ];
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}