diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libayatana-appindicator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libayatana-appindicator/default.nix
index c7d48468336c..53b0dca09127 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libayatana-appindicator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libayatana-appindicator/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , gtkVersion ? "3"
 , gtk2, libayatana-indicator-gtk2, libdbusmenu-gtk2
 , gtk3, libayatana-indicator-gtk3, libdbusmenu-gtk3
-, dbus-glib, python2, python2Packages
+, dbus-glib,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1sba0w455rdkadkhxrx4fr63m0d9blsbb1q1hcshxw1k1z2nh1gk";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoreconfHook gtk-doc gobject-introspection python2 python2Packages.pygtk dbus-glib ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoreconfHook gtk-doc gobject-introspection dbus-glib ];
 
   buildInputs =
     lib.lists.optional (gtkVersion == "2") libayatana-indicator-gtk2