diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
index 1a5137fb472..ecb04c4db7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libstartup_notification libX11 pcre libev yajl xcb-util-cursor perl pango
     perlPackages.AnyEventI3 perlPackages.X11XCB perlPackages.IPCRun
     perlPackages.ExtUtilsPkgConfig perlPackages.TestMore perlPackages.InlineC
-    perlPackages.CarpAlways
   ];
 
   patchPhase = ''