diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/profiling/oprofile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/profiling/oprofile/default.nix
index 08f89d482ddd..3bedc45c8d10 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/profiling/oprofile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/profiling/oprofile/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 { lib, stdenv, buildPackages
 , fetchurl, pkg-config
 , libbfd, popt, zlib, linuxHeaders, libiberty_static
-, withGUI ? false, qt4 ? null
 }:
 
-# libX11 is needed because the Qt build stuff automatically adds `-lX11'.
-assert withGUI -> qt4 != null;
-
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "oprofile";
   version = "1.4.0";
@@ -23,14 +19,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ libbfd zlib popt linuxHeaders libiberty_static ]
-    ++ lib.optionals withGUI [ qt4 ];
+  buildInputs = [ libbfd zlib popt linuxHeaders libiberty_static ];
 
   configureFlags = [
-      "--with-kernel=${linuxHeaders}"
-      "--disable-shared"   # needed because only the static libbfd is available
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optional withGUI "--with-qt-dir=${qt4} --enable-gui=qt4";
+    "--with-kernel=${linuxHeaders}"
+    "--disable-shared"   # needed because only the static libbfd is available
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "System-wide profiler for Linux";