diff --git a/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/default.nix b/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/default.nix
index 43b369a7..941030d2 100644
--- a/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/default.nix
+++ b/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/default.nix
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 
   # common args we use for both buildDepsOnly and buildPackage
   common = {
+    src = lib.mkForce (utils.getRootSource pname version);
     postUnpack = ''
       export CARGO_HOME=$(pwd)/.cargo_home
       export cargoVendorDir="$TMPDIR/nix-vendor"
@@ -154,7 +155,6 @@
   # The deps-only derivation will use this as a prefix to the `pname`
   depsNameSuffix = "-deps";
   depsArgs = {
-    src = config.mkDerivation.src;
     preUnpack = ''
       ${vendoring.copyVendorDir "$dream2nixVendorDir" common.cargoVendorDir}
     '';
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ in {
   rust-crane.depsDrv = {
     inherit version;
     name = pname + depsNameSuffix;
-    mkDerivation = builtins.removeAttrs config.mkDerivation ["src"];
     package-func.func = crane.buildDepsOnly;
     package-func.args = l.mkMerge [
       common
@@ -207,6 +206,12 @@ in {
   package-func.args = l.mkMerge [common buildArgs];
 
   public = {
+    devShell = import ./devshell.nix {
+      name = "${pname}-devshell";
+      drvs = [cfg.depsDrv.public config.public];
+      inherit lib;
+      inherit (config.deps) libiconv mkShell stdenv;
+    };
     dependencies = cfg.depsDrv.public;
     meta = utils.getMeta pname version;
   };
@@ -232,6 +237,8 @@ in {
         runCommand
         writeText
         fetchFromGitHub
+        libiconv
+        mkShell
         ;
       inherit
         (nixpkgs.writers)
diff --git a/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/devshell.nix b/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/devshell.nix
index e1e890c9..7ece3d38 100644
--- a/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/devshell.nix
+++ b/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/devshell.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   lib,
   libiconv,
   mkShell,
+  stdenv,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
           then v
           else null
       )
-      drv.drvAttrs
+      drv.config.mkDerivation
     );
   combineEnvs = envs:
     l.foldl'
@@ -78,4 +79,4 @@
       passthru.env = _shellEnv;
     };
 in
-  (mkShell.override {stdenv = (l.head drvs).stdenv;}) shellEnv
+  (mkShell.override {stdenv = (l.head drvs).config.mkDerivation.stdenv or stdenv;}) shellEnv
diff --git a/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/utils.nix b/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/utils.nix
index 6c777b97..678c7413 100644
--- a/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/utils.nix
+++ b/modules/dream2nix/rust-crane/utils.nix
@@ -13,41 +13,6 @@
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
   isInPackages = name: version: (packages.${name} or null) == version;
-  # a make overridable for rust derivations specifically
-  makeOverridable = f: origArgs: let
-    result = f origArgs;
-
-    # Creates a functor with the same arguments as f
-    copyArgs = g: l.setFunctionArgs g (l.functionArgs f);
-    # Changes the original arguments with (potentially a function that returns) a set of new attributes
-    overrideWith = newArgs:
-      origArgs
-      // (
-        if l.isFunction newArgs
-        then newArgs origArgs
-        else newArgs
-      );
-
-    # Re-call the function but with different arguments
-    overrideArgs = copyArgs (newArgs: makeOverridable f (overrideWith newArgs));
-    # Change the result of the function call by applying g to it
-    overrideResult = g: makeOverridable (copyArgs (args: g (f args))) origArgs;
-  in
-    result.derivation
-    // {
-      override = args:
-        overrideArgs {
-          args =
-            origArgs.args
-            // (
-              if l.isFunction args
-              then args origArgs.args
-              else args
-            );
-        };
-      overrideRustToolchain = f: overrideArgs {toolchain = f origArgs.toolchain;};
-      overrideAttrs = fdrv: overrideResult (x: {derivation = x.derivation.overrideAttrs fdrv;});
-    };
 in rec {
   getMeta = pname: version: let
     meta = subsystemAttrs.meta.${pname}.${version};
@@ -86,25 +51,6 @@ in rec {
       ${replace}
   '';
 
-  mkBuildWithToolchain = mkBuildFunc: let
-    buildWithToolchain = args:
-      makeOverridable
-      (args: {
-        derivation =
-          (mkBuildFunc args.toolchain)
-          (
-            args.args
-            // {
-              passthru =
-                (args.args.passthru or {})
-                // {rustToolchain = args.toolchain;};
-            }
-          );
-      })
-      args;
-  in
-    buildWithToolchain;
-
   # Backup original Cargo.lock if it exists and write our own one
   writeCargoLock = ''
     mv -f Cargo.lock Cargo.lock.orig || echo "no Cargo.lock"