diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 2bf85c00eee..956c8ba060c 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-let
-  defaultPkgs = import <nixpkgs> {};
-in
-
-{ nurpkgs ? defaultPkgs # For nixpkgs dependencies used by NUR itself
-, pkgs ? defaultPkgs # Dependencies to call NUR repos with
+{ nurpkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} # For nixpkgs dependencies used by NUR itself
+  # Dependencies to call NUR repos with
+, pkgs ? throw "NUR call didn't receive a pkgs argument, but the evaluation requires it."
 }:
 
 let