diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
index aa5b007c4d1b..b29e020cbf61 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, gettext, msgpack-c, libtermkey, libiconv
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, removeReferencesTo, cmake, gettext, msgpack-c, libtermkey, libiconv
 , libuv, lua, ncurses, pkg-config
 , unibilium, gperf
 , libvterm-neovim
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ in {
       cmake
       gettext
       pkg-config
+      removeReferencesTo
     ];
 
     # extra programs test via `make functionaltest`
@@ -141,8 +142,11 @@ in {
       sed -i src/nvim/po/CMakeLists.txt \
         -e "s|\$<TARGET_FILE:nvim|\${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} &|g"
     '';
+    postInstall = ''
+      find "$out" -type f -exec remove-references-to -t ${stdenv.cc} '{}' +
+    '';
     # check that the above patching actually works
-    disallowedReferences = [ stdenv.cc ] ++ lib.optional (lua != codegenLua) codegenLua;
+    disallowedRequisites = [ stdenv.cc ] ++ lib.optional (lua != codegenLua) codegenLua;
 
     cmakeFlags = [
       # Don't use downloaded dependencies. At the end of the configurePhase one
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
index 9ec7a448b59f..d6e18142bbe6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ let
 
         strictDeps = true;
 
-        nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook bison ]
+        nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook bison removeReferencesTo ]
           ++ (op docSupport groff)
           ++ (ops (dtraceSupport && stdenv.isLinux) [ systemtap libsystemtap ])
           ++ ops yjitSupport [ rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook cargo rustc ]
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ let
           ${
             lib.optionalString (!jitSupport) ''
               # Get rid of the CC runtime dependency
-              ${removeReferencesTo}/bin/remove-references-to \
+              remove-references-to \
                 -t ${stdenv.cc} \
                 $out/lib/libruby*
-              ${removeReferencesTo}/bin/remove-references-to \
+              remove-references-to \
                 -t ${stdenv.cc} \
                 $rbConfig
               sed -i '/CC_VERSION_MESSAGE/d' $rbConfig
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ let
           cp ${./rbconfig.rb} $devdoc/lib/ruby/site_ruby/rbconfig.rb
         '' + opString useBaseRuby ''
           # Prevent the baseruby from being included in the closure.
-          ${removeReferencesTo}/bin/remove-references-to \
+          remove-references-to \
             -t ${baseRuby} \
             $rbConfig $out/lib/libruby*
         '';
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ let
         '';
         doInstallCheck = true;
 
-        disallowedRequisites = op (!jitSupport) stdenv.cc.cc
+        disallowedRequisites = op (!jitSupport) stdenv.cc
           ++ op useBaseRuby baseRuby;
 
         meta = with lib; {