diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
index 19b03eb620ce..355e9e5f07ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, python }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "geos";
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  buildInputs = [ python ];
-
   # https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/ticket/993
   configureFlags = lib.optional stdenv.isAarch32 "--disable-inline";