2 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix-prefetch-url/local.mk b/src/nix-prefetch-url/local.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e7735406af0..000000000000
--- a/src/nix-prefetch-url/local.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-programs += nix-prefetch-url
-
-nix-prefetch-url_DIR := $(d)
-
-nix-prefetch-url_SOURCES := $(d)/nix-prefetch-url.cc
-
-nix-prefetch-url_LIBS = libmain libexpr libstore libutil libformat
diff --git a/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url.cc b/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url.cc
index a3b025723cf1..ddb724913214 100644
--- a/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url.cc
+++ b/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "eval-inline.hh"
 #include "common-eval-args.hh"
 #include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "legacy.hh"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -44,12 +45,9 @@ string resolveMirrorUri(EvalState & state, string uri)
 }
 
 
-int main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
-    return handleExceptions(argv[0], [&]() {
-        initNix();
-        initGC();
-
+    {
         HashType ht = htSHA256;
         std::vector<string> args;
         bool printPath = getEnv("PRINT_PATH") != "";
@@ -221,5 +219,9 @@ int main(int argc, char * * argv)
         std::cout << printHash16or32(hash) << std::endl;
         if (printPath)
             std::cout << storePath << std::endl;
-    });
+
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
+
+static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-prefetch-url", _main);