diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 4f430c6bb183..c94a11703158 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10378,9 +10378,7 @@ in {
 
   tableaudocumentapi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tableaudocumentapi { };
 
-  tables = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tables {
-    hdf5 = pkgs.hdf5_1_10;
-  };
+  tables = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tables { };
 
   tablib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tablib { };