diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdmtx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdmtx/default.nix
index 8d7049dc29a..26cf2c023eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdmtx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdmtx/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, imagemagick }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libdmtx-0.7.4";
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ imagemagick ];
-
   meta = {
     description = "An open source software for reading and writing Data Matrix barcodes";
     homepage = http://libdmtx.org;