diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/xdg-desktop-portal-kde.nix b/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/xdg-desktop-portal-kde.nix
index 2b0450928f5..aade506483f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/xdg-desktop-portal-kde.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/xdg-desktop-portal-kde.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   mkDerivation, lib,
-  extra-cmake-modules, gettext, kdoctools, python,
+  extra-cmake-modules, gettext, kdoctools,
   cups, epoxy, mesa, pcre, pipewire, wayland, wayland-protocols,
   kcoreaddons, knotifications, kwayland, kwidgetsaddons, kwindowsystem,
   kirigami2, kdeclarative, plasma-framework, plasma-wayland-protocols, kio,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 mkDerivation {
   name = "xdg-desktop-portal-kde";
   meta.broken = lib.versionOlder qtbase.version "5.15.0";
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules gettext kdoctools python ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules gettext kdoctools ];
   buildInputs = [
     cups epoxy mesa pcre pipewire wayland wayland-protocols