diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/purescript/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/purescript/default.nix
index f6c27985c9d..ea5014ea76f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/purescript/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/purescript/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 { cabal, cmdtheline, filepath, haskeline, monadUnify, mtl, parsec
 , patternArrows, time, transformers, unorderedContainers
-, utf8String, xdgBasedir
+, utf8String
 }:
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   isExecutable = true;
   buildDepends = [
     cmdtheline filepath haskeline monadUnify mtl parsec patternArrows
-    time transformers unorderedContainers utf8String xdgBasedir
+    time transformers unorderedContainers utf8String
   ];
   testDepends = [ filepath mtl parsec transformers utf8String ];
   doCheck = false;