diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
index 6c9f9ee3ab0..50af18ca1fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ buildRustPackage rec {
   buildInputs = [
     cmake
     makeWrapper
-    xclip
     pkgconfig
   ] ++ rpathLibs;