diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix
index 1a3c33eb80a..f0b4a1064fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib gtk3 cairo clutter_gtk sqlite libsoup ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-introspection" ]; # not needed anywhere AFAIK
-
   meta = {
     homepage = http://projects.gnome.org/libchamplain/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;