diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index d0abc94e4af..696fae87b67 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -4702,12 +4702,11 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
   };
 
   EmailMessageID = buildPerlPackage {
-    name = "Email-MessageID-1.404";
+    name = "Email-MessageID-1.406";
     src = fetchurl {
-      url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/R/RJ/RJBS/Email-MessageID-1.404.tar.gz;
-      sha256 = "0lyq9r3x7cs7cncf0yiazbi7aq4c5d4m3wxwgqdd4r5p9gxdjj4n";
+      url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/R/RJ/RJBS/Email-MessageID-1.406.tar.gz;
+      sha256 = "1f22sdnfq169qw1l0lg7y74pmiam7j9v95bggjnf3q4mygdmshpc";
     };
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ EmailAddress ];
     meta = {
       description = "Generate world unique message-ids";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];