diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
index 0e90f7adf279..03121edada0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ self:
     });
 
     overrides = {
-      ac-php = super.ac-php.override {
-        inherit (self.melpaPackages) company popup;
-      };
-
       # upstream issue: mismatched filename
       ack-menu = markBroken super.ack-menu;