diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kcolorchooser.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kcolorchooser.nix
index 186505a050c..45b32fbe832 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/kcolorchooser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kcolorchooser.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@ mkDerivation {
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
   };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
-  buildInputs = [ ki18n ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ kwidgetsaddons kxmlgui ];
+  buildInputs = [ ki18n kwidgetsaddons kxmlgui ];
 }