2 files changed, 2 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 17dd0daafd..a16c488d9f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -1185,17 +1185,6 @@ primary network configuration tools, but ifconfig is known to behave
 inadequately in modern network environments, and both should be deprecated.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))
 
-;; There are two packages for net-tools. The first, net-tools, can be used
-;; directly on the command-line or when it will be referenced by a built
-;; package. The second, net-tools-for-tests, can be used in package test suites
-;; if it is not referred to by the built package. Net-tools-for-tests may be
-;; relatively old and buggy. It should never be referred to by a built package.
-;; Use #:disallowed-references to enforce this.
-;;
-;; When we are able to rebuild many packages (i.e. core-updates), we can update
-;; net-tools-for-tests if appropriate.
-;;
-;; See <https://bugs.gnu.org/27811> for more information.
 (define-public net-tools
   ;; XXX: This package is basically unmaintained, but it provides a few
   ;; commands not yet provided by Inetutils, such as 'route', so we have to
@@ -1271,9 +1260,6 @@ network hardware types (plipconfig, slattach) and advanced aspects of IP
 configuration (iptunnel, ipmaddr).")
       (license license:gpl2+))))
 
-(define-public net-tools-for-tests
-  (hidden-package (package (inherit net-tools))))
-
 (define-public libcap
   (package
     (name "libcap")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/tls.scm b/gnu/packages/tls.scm
index 9eba717e60..e87149a595 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tls.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tls.scm
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ living in the same process.")
                "15ihq6p0hnnhs8cnjrkj40dmlcaa1jjg8xg0g2ydbnlqs454ixbr"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     '(#:disallowed-references ,(net-tools-for-tests)
-       #:configure-flags
+     '(#:configure-flags
        (list
              ;; GnuTLS doesn't consult any environment variables to specify
              ;; the location of the system-wide trust store.  Instead it has a
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ living in the same process.")
                "debug"
                "doc"))                            ;4.1 MiB of man pages
     (native-inputs
-     `(("net-tools" ,net-tools-for-tests)
+     `(("net-tools" ,net-tools)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("which" ,which)))
     (inputs