diff --git a/guix/import/hackage.scm b/guix/import/hackage.scm
index f94a1e7087..7c6d9d0a22 100644
--- a/guix/import/hackage.scm
+++ b/guix/import/hackage.scm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Robert Vollmert <rob@vllmrt.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Xinglu Chen <public@yoctocell.xyz>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Sarah Morgensen <iskarian@mgsn.dev>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -265,14 +266,12 @@ (define hackage-native-dependencies
      hackage-dependencies))
 
   (define dependencies
-    (map (lambda (name)
-           (list name (list 'unquote (string->symbol name))))
+    (map string->symbol
          (map hackage-name->package-name
               hackage-dependencies)))
 
   (define native-dependencies
-    (map (lambda (name)
-           (list name (list 'unquote (string->symbol name))))
+    (map string->symbol
          (map hackage-name->package-name
               hackage-native-dependencies)))
   
@@ -282,8 +281,8 @@ (define (maybe-inputs input-type inputs)
        '())
       ((inputs ...)
        (list (list input-type
-                   (list 'quasiquote inputs))))))
-  
+                   `(list ,@inputs))))))
+
   (define (maybe-arguments)
     (match (append (if (not include-test-dependencies?)
                        '(#:tests? #f)
diff --git a/tests/hackage.scm b/tests/hackage.scm
index 53972fc643..073e35ad05 100644
--- a/tests/hackage.scm
+++ b/tests/hackage.scm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Federico Beffa <beffa@fbengineering.ch>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Robert Vollmert <rob@vllmrt.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Xinglu Chen <public@yoctocell.xyz>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Sarah Morgensen <iskarian@mgsn.dev>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -178,9 +179,7 @@ (define-package-matcher match-ghc-foo
         ('base32
          (? string? hash)))))
     ('build-system 'haskell-build-system)
-    ('inputs
-     ('quasiquote
-      (("ghc-http" ('unquote 'ghc-http)))))
+    ('inputs ('list 'ghc-http))
     ('home-page "http://test.org")
     ('synopsis (? string?))
     ('description (? string?))
@@ -223,13 +222,8 @@ (define-package-matcher match-ghc-foo-6
         ('base32
          (? string? hash)))))
     ('build-system 'haskell-build-system)
-    ('inputs
-     ('quasiquote
-      (("ghc-b" ('unquote 'ghc-b))
-       ("ghc-http" ('unquote 'ghc-http)))))
-    ('native-inputs
-     ('quasiquote
-      (("ghc-haskell-gi" ('unquote 'ghc-haskell-gi)))))
+    ('inputs ('list 'ghc-b 'ghc-http))
+    ('native-inputs ('list 'ghc-haskell-gi))
     ('home-page "http://test.org")
     ('synopsis (? string?))
     ('description (? string?))
@@ -353,9 +347,7 @@ (define-package-matcher match-ghc-foo-revision
         ('base32
          (? string? hash)))))
     ('build-system 'haskell-build-system)
-    ('inputs
-     ('quasiquote
-      (("ghc-http" ('unquote 'ghc-http)))))
+    ('inputs ('list 'ghc-http))
     ('arguments
      ('quasiquote
       ('#:cabal-revision
@@ -419,9 +411,7 @@ (define-package-matcher match-ghc-foo-import
         ('base32
          (? string? hash)))))
     ('build-system 'haskell-build-system)
-    ('inputs
-     ('quasiquote
-      (("ghc-http" ('unquote 'ghc-http)))))
+    ('inputs ('list 'ghc-http))
     ('home-page "http://test.org")
     ('synopsis (? string?))
     ('description (? string?))