diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/default-v10.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/default-v10.nix
index 54bd0337fade..5d7e2c7668f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/default-v10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/default-v10.nix
@@ -115,12 +115,9 @@ nodePackages // {
   joplin = nodePackages.joplin.override {
     nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     buildInputs = with pkgs; [
-      # sharp, dep list:
-      # http://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/en/stable/install/
-      cairo expat fontconfig freetype fribidi gettext giflib
-      glib harfbuzz lcms libcroco libexif libffi libgsf
-      libjpeg_turbo libpng librsvg libtiff vips
-      libwebp libxml2 pango pixman zlib
+      # required by sharp
+      # https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/install
+      vips
 
       nodePackages.node-pre-gyp
     ];