diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hfsevents/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hfsevents/default.nix
index 0338c5be667..30ec31e60e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hfsevents/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hfsevents/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "0.1.5";
   sha256 = "0hp9jjj59smfcs51d9zjhyvgdbn46l0rl0jr98wbzg3qya0vwj5k";
   buildDepends = [ cereal mtl text ];
-  buildTools = [ ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/luite/hfsevents";
     description = "File/folder watching for OS X";