diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-5.3.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-5.3.nix
index d1d3c953fc9..066eca4e63d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-5.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/db-5.3.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
 import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "5.3.28";
   sha256 = "0a1n5hbl7027fbz5lm0vp0zzfp1hmxnz14wx3zl9563h83br5ag0";
-  license = stdenv.lib.licenses.agpl3;
   extraPatches = [ ./clang-5.3.patch ];
 })