diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4810ebb4fb6..145f6a5b06f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2268,7 +2268,6 @@ let
   python = python27;
   
   python26 = if getConfig ["python" "full"] false then python26Full else python26Base;
-  pythonBase = python26Base;
   pythonFull = python26Full;
 
   pythonWrapper = callPackage ../development/interpreters/python/wrapper.nix { };