diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/herbstluftwm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/herbstluftwm/default.nix
index 9ef7ab24e5e..47541a3fdb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/herbstluftwm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/herbstluftwm/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional withDoc asciidoc;
 
   buildInputs = [
-    glib
     libX11
     libXext
     libXinerama