diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 3cc793822fc1..229410315150 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ let
     ChemmineOB = with pkgs; [ openbabel pkg-config ];
     curl = [ pkgs.curl.dev ];
     data_table = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin pkgs.llvmPackages.openmp;
-    devEMF = with pkgs; [ xorg.libXft.dev xlibsWrapper ];
+    devEMF = with pkgs; [ xorg.libXft.dev ];
     diversitree = with pkgs; [ gsl fftw ];
     exactextractr = [ pkgs.geos ];
     EMCluster = [ pkgs.lapack ];