diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
index 5ab6dde09d7..43092f71c57 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 , docbook_xsl
 , docbook_xml_dtd_43
 , gtk3
-, gnome3
 , glade
 , dbus
 , xvfb_run