diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/spice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/spice/default.nix
index f22df5d51ef..dadbe57dccd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/spice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/spice/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, pixman, celt, alsaLib
 , openssl, libXrandr, libXfixes, libXext, libXrender, libXinerama
 , libjpeg, zlib, spice-protocol, python, pyparsing, glib, cyrus_sasl
-, libcacard, lz4, kerberos }:
+, libcacard, lz4 }:
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ pixman celt alsaLib openssl libjpeg zlib
                   libXrandr libXfixes libXrender libXext libXinerama
-                  python pyparsing glib cyrus_sasl libcacard lz4
-                  kerberos ];
+                  python pyparsing glib cyrus_sasl libcacard lz4 ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig spice-protocol ];