diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/emv/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/emv/default.nix
index 6e5b863ffa3..ee8b12ad89b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/emv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/emv/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "emv-${version}";
   version = "1.95";
 
-  buildDepends = [ perl ];
-
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.i0i0.de/toolchest/emv";
     sha256 = "7e0e12afa45ef5ed8025e5f2c6deea0ff5f512644a721f7b1b95b63406a8f7ce";