diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
index 7439e324aac1..f0039a509c15 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ let
 
     } else rec {
       python = scons.python.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
-        pyyaml
         setuptools
         typing
         cheetah3