diff --git a/src/build-remote/build-remote.cc b/src/build-remote/build-remote.cc
index 6b142db98..d7aee2886 100644
--- a/src/build-remote/build-remote.cc
+++ b/src/build-remote/build-remote.cc
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int main (int argc, char * * argv)
                 lock = -1;
 
                 try {
-                    sshStore = openStore("ssh://" + bestMachine->hostName,
+                    sshStore = openStore("ssh-ng://" + bestMachine->hostName,
                         { {"ssh-key", bestMachine->sshKey },
                           {"max-connections", "1" } });
                     hostName = bestMachine->hostName;
diff --git a/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
index 84bf0f727..0e838846c 100644
--- a/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-static std::string uriScheme = "legacy-ssh://";
+static std::string uriScheme = "ssh://";
 
 struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
 {
diff --git a/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
index 20f020bda..2a81a8b1e 100644
--- a/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-static std::string uriScheme = "ssh://";
+static std::string uriScheme = "ssh-ng://";
 
 class SSHStore : public RemoteStore
 {
diff --git a/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc b/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
index ab80d96b5..ed43bffbc 100755
--- a/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
+++ b/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
         if (sshHost.empty())
             throw UsageError("no host name specified");
 
-        auto remoteUri = "legacy-ssh://" + sshHost + (gzip ? "?compress=true" : "");
+        auto remoteUri = "ssh://" + sshHost + (gzip ? "?compress=true" : "");
         auto to = toMode ? openStore(remoteUri) : openStore();
         auto from = toMode ? openStore() : openStore(remoteUri);