diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
index b4fc0e33459..8b19e1ee9ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 , pcre2
 , fribidi
 , zlib
-, gnome3
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {