diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
index 4b577d36857..1de54becb5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     utillinuxMinimal # for libmount
   ] ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
     AppKit Carbon Cocoa CoreFoundation CoreServices Foundation
-    # Needed for CFURLCreateFromFSRef, etc. which have deen deprecated
-    # since 10.9 and are not part of swift-corelibs CoreFoundation.
-    darwin.cf-private
   ]);
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [