diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/aeon/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/aeon/default.nix
index 95dbd68a97cb..13928c856b99 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/aeon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/aeon/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkg-config, git, doxygen, graphviz
 , boost, miniupnpc, openssl, unbound, cppzmq
-, zeromq, pcsclite, readline, libsodium
+, pcsclite, readline, libsodium
 }:
 
 let
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [
     boost miniupnpc openssl unbound
-    cppzmq zeromq pcsclite readline libsodium
+    cppzmq pcsclite readline libsodium
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/masari/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/masari/default.nix
index 7cc0b2a593ea..39735e6ddf07 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/masari/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/masari/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkg-config, unbound, openssl, boost
-, lmdb, miniupnpc, readline, git, zeromq, libsodium, rapidjson, cppzmq }:
+, lmdb, miniupnpc, readline, git, libsodium, rapidjson, cppzmq }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "masari";
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     boost miniupnpc openssl unbound
-    zeromq  readline libsodium
+    readline libsodium
     rapidjson cppzmq
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/3.8.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/3.8.nix
index 6220d36980cf..1c53482143e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/3.8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/3.8.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 , SDL
 , gsl
 , cppzmq
-, zeromq
 # Needed only if qt-gui is disabled, from some reason
 , icu
 # GUI related
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ let
       runtime = [ gsl ];
     };
     gr-zeromq = {
-      runtime = [ cppzmq zeromq ];
+      runtime = [ cppzmq ];
       cmakeEnableFlag = "GR_ZEROMQ";
     };
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/3.9.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/3.9.nix
index 12b8ef003d9c..170aa554e99d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/3.9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/3.9.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 , libunwind
 , thrift
 , cppzmq
-, zeromq
 # Needed only if qt-gui is disabled, from some reason
 , icu
 # GUI related
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ let
       runtime = [ gsl libsodium ];
     };
     gr-zeromq = {
-      runtime = [ cppzmq zeromq ];
+      runtime = [ cppzmq ];
       cmakeEnableFlag = "GR_ZEROMQ";
     };
     gr-network = {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/default.nix
index 80d534a351a9..aa993b302203 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/gnuradio/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 , libunwind
 , thrift
 , cppzmq
-, zeromq
 # Needed only if qt-gui is disabled, from some reason
 , icu
 # GUI related
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ let
       runtime = [ gsl libsodium ];
     };
     gr-zeromq = {
-      runtime = [ cppzmq zeromq ];
+      runtime = [ cppzmq ];
       cmakeEnableFlag = "GR_ZEROMQ";
     };
     gr-network = {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/qradiolink/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/qradiolink/default.nix
index b5aaa390a7b4..02542e503192 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/qradiolink/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/qradiolink/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 , speex
 , speexdsp
 , cppzmq
-, zeromq
 }:
 
 gnuradio3_8.pkgs.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ gnuradio3_8.pkgs.mkDerivation rec {
     libftdi
     libsndfile
     cppzmq
-    zeromq
     gnuradio3_8.qwt
   ] ++ lib.optionals (gnuradio3_8.hasFeature "gr-ctrlport") [
     thrift
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/horizon-eda/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/horizon-eda/default.nix
index fa2f68b82adc..6cfa3017e39d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/horizon-eda/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/horizon-eda/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 , python3
 , sqlite
 , wrapGAppsHook
-, zeromq
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     podofo
     python3
     sqlite
-    zeromq
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cppzmq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cppzmq/default.nix
index 2555cf3b04da..332d9409ab11 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cppzmq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cppzmq/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
-  buildInputs = [ zeromq ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ zeromq ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     # Tests try to download googletest at compile time; there is no option