diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index 15a072249eb..58b7c7f3e6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ self: super:
 
   xf86inputsynaptics = super.xf86inputsynaptics.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
     outputs = [ "out" "dev" ]; # *.pc pulls xorgserver.dev
-    buildInputs = attrs.buildInputs ++ [mtdev libevdev];
     installFlags = "sdkdir=\${out}/include/xorg configdir=\${out}/share/X11/xorg.conf.d";
   });