diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
index 73f321f26318..073f94267b7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, zlib, shadow, libcap_ng
-, ncurses ? null, perl ? null, pam, systemd ? null, minimal ? false }:
+, ncurses ? null, pam, systemd ? null, minimal ? false }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "util-linux";
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   buildInputs =
     [ zlib pam libcap_ng ]
-    ++ lib.filter (p: p != null) [ ncurses systemd perl ];
+    ++ lib.filter (p: p != null) [ ncurses systemd ];
 
   doCheck = false; # "For development purpose only. Don't execute on production system!"
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cd63e7444fcb..81c5c92e9b40 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22180,7 +22180,6 @@ with pkgs;
   util-linuxMinimal = if stdenv.isLinux then appendToName "minimal" (util-linux.override {
     minimal = true;
     ncurses = null;
-    perl = null;
     systemd = null;
   }) else util-linux;