diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index faf7e41e335..bf5c6e81303 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, gettext}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "e2fsprogs-1.40.7";
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     if stdenv ? isDietLibC
     then ""
     else "--enable-elf-shlibs";
-  #buildInputs = [gettext];
   preInstall = "installFlagsArray=('LN=ln -s')";
   #postInstall = "make install-libs";
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE =
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a94fa85c27a..3c7e4415a61 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3908,7 +3908,7 @@ rec {
   };
 
   e2fsprogs = import ../os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv gettext;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
   e2fsprogsDiet = lowPrio (appendToName "diet" (import ../os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs {