diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/mpvpaper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/mpvpaper/default.nix
index 51edcc0ea3a2..aee5598ee63e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/wayland/mpvpaper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/mpvpaper/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 , lib
 , meson
 , ninja
-, wlroots
 , wayland
 , wayland-protocols
 , wayland-scanner
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    wlroots
     wayland
     wayland-protocols
     egl-wayland
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 187435820708..e5be9e1ec36c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33968,9 +33968,7 @@ with pkgs;
   wrapMpv = callPackage ../applications/video/mpv/wrapper.nix { };
   mpv = wrapMpv mpv-unwrapped { };
 
-  mpvpaper = callPackage ../tools/wayland/mpvpaper {
-    wlroots = wlroots_0_15;
-  };
+  mpvpaper = callPackage ../tools/wayland/mpvpaper { };
 
   mpvScripts = callPackage ../applications/video/mpv/scripts { };