diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ydiff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ydiff/default.nix
index ffa1f3cefad8..fa91086ed5d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ydiff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ydiff/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, docutils, pygments
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pygments
 , gitMinimal, mercurial, subversion, patchutils, less
 }:
 
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     patchShebangs tests/*.sh
   '';
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ docutils pygments ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pygments ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
-    make doc-check reg # We don't want the linter or coverage check.
+    make reg # We don't want the linter or coverage check.
     runHook postCheck
   '';