diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index bb03b16ab..e8526f5c4 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -196,24 +196,6 @@
           }
         );
 
-        # FIXME(Qyriad): remove this when the migration to Meson has been completed.
-        # NOTE: mesonBuildClang depends on mesonBuild depends on build to avoid OOMs
-        # on aarch64 builders caused by too many parallel compiler/linker processes.
-        mesonBuild = forAllSystems (
-          system:
-          (self.packages.${system}.nix.override { buildWithMeson = true; }).overrideAttrs (prev: {
-            buildInputs = prev.buildInputs ++ [ self.packages.${system}.nix ];
-          })
-        );
-        mesonBuildClang = forAllSystems (
-          system:
-          (nixpkgsFor.${system}.stdenvs.clangStdenvPackages.nix.override { buildWithMeson = true; })
-          .overrideAttrs
-            (prev: {
-              buildInputs = prev.buildInputs ++ [ self.hydraJobs.mesonBuild.${system} ];
-            })
-        );
-
         # Perl bindings for various platforms.
         perlBindings = forAllSystems (system: nixpkgsFor.${system}.native.nix.perl-bindings);
 
@@ -237,7 +219,6 @@
               inherit (pkgs) build-release-notes;
               internalApiDocs = true;
               busybox-sandbox-shell = pkgs.busybox-sandbox-shell;
-              buildWithMeson = true;
             };
           in
           nix.overrideAttrs (prev: {
@@ -367,9 +348,6 @@
       checks = forAllSystems (
         system:
         {
-          # FIXME(Qyriad): remove this when the migration to Meson has been completed.
-          mesonBuild = self.hydraJobs.mesonBuild.${system};
-          mesonBuildClang = self.hydraJobs.mesonBuildClang.${system};
           binaryTarball = self.hydraJobs.binaryTarball.${system};
           perlBindings = self.hydraJobs.perlBindings.${system};
           nixpkgsLibTests = self.hydraJobs.tests.nixpkgsLibTests.${system};
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index aab98c0ae..4d55b1ce5 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
   # FIXME(Qyriad): build Lix using Meson instead of autoconf and make.
   # This flag will be removed when the migration to Meson is complete.
-  buildWithMeson ? false,
+  buildWithMeson ? true,
 
   # Not a real argument, just the only way to approximate let-binding some
   # stuff for argument defaults.
diff --git a/src/libstore/meson.build b/src/libstore/meson.build
index fa8e97298..fbf818825 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ cpp_str_defines = {
   'NIX_MAN_DIR':   mandir,
 }
 
-if sandbox_shell.allowed() and busybox.found()
+if busybox.found()
   cpp_str_defines += {
     'SANDBOX_SHELL': busybox.full_path()
   }