diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/default.nix
index e6a1e278f44..6cc70fad247 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/default.nix
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ in mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   passthru = {
-    inherit version;
     sitePath = "share/octave/${version}/site";
     blas = blas';
     lapack = lapack';