diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkutils/default.nix
index d674e876b14..c383f5ff86c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkutils/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 { lib
-, pythonOlder
 , buildPythonPackage
 , isPy3k
 , fetchFromGitHub