2 files changed, 8 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix-copy-closure/local.mk b/src/nix-copy-closure/local.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 5018ab975b44..000000000000
--- a/src/nix-copy-closure/local.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-programs += nix-copy-closure
-
-nix-copy-closure_DIR := $(d)
-
-nix-copy-closure_LIBS = libmain libformat libstore libutil
-
-nix-copy-closure_SOURCES := $(d)/nix-copy-closure.cc
diff --git a/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc b/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
index dfb1b8fc5dc4..fdcde8b076b5 100755
--- a/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
+++ b/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
+#include "legacy.hh"
 
 using namespace nix;
 
-int main(int argc, char ** argv)
+static int _main(int argc, char ** argv)
 {
-    return handleExceptions(argv[0], [&]() {
-        initNix();
-
+    {
         auto gzip = false;
         auto toMode = true;
         auto includeOutputs = false;
@@ -61,5 +60,9 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
         from->computeFSClosure(storePaths2, closure, false, includeOutputs);
 
         copyPaths(from, to, closure, NoRepair, NoCheckSigs, useSubstitutes);
-    });
+
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
+
+static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-copy-closure", _main);