diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/httpie/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/httpie/default.nix
index b445dd93c4c..ef50c0ce084 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/httpie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/httpie/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "httpie-0.9.9";
-  namePrefix = "";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://pypi/h/httpie/${name}.tar.gz";