diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmanette/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmanette/default.nix
index 2320aa78bba7..7629dd8a6f1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmanette/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmanette/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    gobject-introspection
     glib
     libgudev
     libevdev