diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6806540f7d95c..bacb29c72b2a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3461,9 +3461,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   importNpmLock = callPackages ../build-support/node/import-npm-lock { };
 
-  nodePackages_latest = dontRecurseIntoAttrs nodejs_latest.pkgs;
+  nodePackages_latest = recurseIntoAttrs nodejs_latest.pkgs;
 
-  nodePackages = dontRecurseIntoAttrs nodejs.pkgs;
+  nodePackages = recurseIntoAttrs nodejs.pkgs;
 
   node2nix = nodePackages.node2nix;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix b/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix
index eb69a04b807b1..324a8f181c30c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
         fusePackages
         gns3Packages
         haskellPackages
-        nodePackages
-        nodePackages_latest
         platformioPackages
         rPackages
         roundcubePlugins