diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/koffice/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/koffice/default.nix
index 784b60070352..773b755e9b27 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/koffice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/koffice/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = "GPL";
     homepage = http://www.koffice.org;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ sander urkud ];
-    inherit (kdelibs.meta) platforms;
+    # doesn't build, seems dead and superseded by calligra
+    #inherit (kdelibs.meta) platforms;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/bluetooth/kbluetooth/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/bluetooth/kbluetooth/default.nix
index 047b4f822ae7..81916cb3982f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/bluetooth/kbluetooth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/bluetooth/kbluetooth/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Bluetooth manager for KDE";
     license = "GPLv2";
-    inherit (kdelibs.meta) platforms;
+    #inherit (kdelibs.meta) platforms; # doesn't build and seems to be dead
     maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom ];
   };
-}
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+}