diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openldap/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openldap/default.nix
index 0f659654e243..e5394734835a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openldap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openldap/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
-, fetchpatch
 
 # dependencies
 , cyrus_sasl
-, db
 , groff
 , libsodium
 , libtool
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     (cyrus_sasl.override {
       inherit openssl;
     })
-    db
     libsodium
     libtool
     openssl