diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0a6dc406c57f8..5d83053bac731 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9563,7 +9563,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   rstudioServerWrapper = rstudioWrapper.override { rstudio = rstudio-server; };
 
-  rPackages = dontRecurseIntoAttrs (
+  rPackages = recurseIntoAttrs (
     callPackage ../development/r-modules {
       overrides = (config.rPackageOverrides or (_: { })) pkgs;
     }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix b/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix
index ccff7dba3fd01..5a7c14e3d4d63 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     with super;
     lib.mapAttrs (_: set: recurseIntoAttrs set) {
       inherit (super)
-        rPackages
         sourceHanPackages
         ;