diff --git a/lib/packages.nix b/lib/packages.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index e13f9da..0000000
--- a/lib/packages.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{ nixpkgs, ... }:
-
-let
-  inherit (builtins) elem filter;
-  inherit (nixpkgs.lib.strings) getName;
-in {
-  remove = nameList: pkgList:
-    filter (pkg: !elem (getName pkg) nameList) pkgList;
-}
diff --git a/lib/removePackages.nix b/lib/removePackages.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68f7351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/removePackages.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{ nixpkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  inherit (builtins) elem filter;
+  inherit (nixpkgs.lib.strings) getName;
+in pkgOrNameList: pkgList:
+  let nameList = map (pkg: getName pkg) pkgOrNameList;
+  in filter (pkg: !elem (getName pkg) nameList) pkgList
diff --git a/overlay/no-x.nix b/overlay/no-x.nix
index 69d6981..643ef93 100644
--- a/overlay/no-x.nix
+++ b/overlay/no-x.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
   inherit (nixpkgs.lib.attrsets) genAttrs;
   inherit (nixpkgs.lib.lists) remove toList;
   inherit (nixpkgs.lib.strings) mesonBool mesonEnable;
-  inherit (self.lib) substituteFlags packages;
+  inherit (self.lib) substituteFlags removePackages;
 
   final' = final;
   prev' = prev;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ in genAttrs [
 
   keepassxc = (prev.keepassxc.overrideAttrs (prevAttrs: {
     buildInputs = prevAttrs.buildInputs
-      |> packages.remove [ "kio" ];
+      |> removePackages [ "kio" ];
   })).override {
     withKeePassX11 = false;
   };
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ in genAttrs [
 
   utsushi = prev.utsushi.overrideAttrs (prevAttrs: {
     buildInputs = prevAttrs.buildInputs or [ ]
-      |> packages.remove [ "gtkmm" ];
+      |> removePackages [ "gtkmm" ];
     configureFlags = prevAttrs.configureFlags or [ ]
       |> substituteFlags { "--with-gtkmm" = null; };
   });