diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
index 58dc6707c18..61af6e7fdab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, autoconf, automake, libtool, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, libpng, glib /*just passthru*/ }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pkgconfig, libpng, glib /*just passthru*/ }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "pixman-${version}";