diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md
index e363e90854ad..6c2af33c8c9e 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md
@@ -929,10 +929,12 @@ for this to work.
   Haskell dependencies, but will still link dynamically against libc, GMP and
   other system library dependencies.
 
-  If the library being built or its dependencies use their Cabal-generated
+  If a library or its dependencies use their Cabal-generated
   `Paths_*` module, this may not work as well if GHC's dead code elimination is
   unable to remove the references to the dependency's store path that module
-  contains. (See [nixpkgs#164630][164630] for more information.)
+  contains.
+  As a consequence, an unused reference may be created from the static binary to such a _library_ store path.
+  (See [nixpkgs#164630][164630] for more information.)
 
   Importing the `Paths_*` module may cause builds to fail with this message:
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 3e74c61d25a7..785ba249099b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -117,20 +117,8 @@ in
   # This is used by `haskell.lib.justStaticExecutables` to help prevent static
   # Haskell binaries from having erroneous dependencies on GHC.
   #
-  # Generated `Paths_*` modules include paths for the runtime library
-  # directory (and similar) of the package being built. If the `Paths_*`
-  # module is imported, this creates a dependency from the static binary
-  # being built to the _library_ being built (which is dynamically linked
-  # and depends on the GHC used to build it).
-  #
-  # To avoid this:
-  # 1. Build the impacted derivation.
-  # 2. Run `strings` on the built binary of the impacted derivation to
-  #    locate the store paths it depends on.
-  # 3. Add `remove-references-to -t ${bad-store-path-in-binary}` to the
-  #    impacted derivation's `postInstall`.
-  #
-  # See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/164630
+  # See https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#haskell-packaging-helpers
+  # or its source doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md
 , disallowGhcReference ? false
 , # Cabal 3.8 which is shipped by default for GHC >= 9.3 always calls
   # `pkg-config --libs --static` as part of the configure step. This requires