diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/metamorphose2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/metamorphose2/default.nix
index 86b4bc66d296..9bf2bbab70d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/metamorphose2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/metamorphose2/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       --add-flags "-O $out/share/metamorphose2/metamorphose2.py -w=3"
   '';
 
-  buildInput = [ gettext python3 ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [ mutagen wxPython_4_1 pillow six ];