diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b4ad21ffb5f..b3ec73f251c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1600,10 +1600,10 @@ in {
         sha256 = "1pw9lrdjl24n6lrs6lnqpyiyic8bdxgvhyqvb2rx6kkbjrfhhgv5";
         url = "mirror://pypi/a/aws-shell/aws-shell-${version}.tar.gz";
       };
+
     # Why does it propagate packages that are used for testing?
     propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [
-      configobj prompt_toolkit awscli boto3 pygments mock pytest
-      pytestcov unittest2 tox
+      awscli prompt_toolkit boto3 configobj pygments
     ];
 
     #Checks are failing due to missing TTY, which won't exist.