diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/dictionaries.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/dictionaries.nix
index 1f822a116c2..1a4be2b703f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/dictionaries.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/dictionaries.nix
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ let
   buildOfficialDict =
     {language, version, filename, fullName, sha256, ...}@args:
     let buildArgs = {
-      name = "aspell-dict-${language}";
-
       shortName = "${language}-${version}";
 
       src = fetchurl {