diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api/default.nix
index ce46b6daaffa..869d4d50ea4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api/default.nix
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   disabled = (pythonOlder "2.7");
 
-  buildInputs = [];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests ]
                              ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (!isPy3k) [ future ]
                              ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.4") [ enum34 ];
 
+  postPatch = (stdenv.lib.optionalString (isPy3k) ''
+    sed -i -e '/"future",/d' setup.py
+  '') + (stdenv.lib.optionalString (!pythonOlder "3.4") ''
+    sed -i -e '/"enum34",/d' setup.py
+  '');
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "1lfqsll3wv1wzn98ymmcbw0yawj8ab3mxniws6kaxf99jd4a0xp4";