diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-aer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-aer/default.nix
index e5eb877b6b2..dd7043e8568 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-aer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-aer/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 , pythonOlder
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchpatch
   # C Inputs
 , blas
 , catch2