diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/guestfs-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/guestfs-tools/default.nix
index fab60f9832b7..f10f837c11c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/guestfs-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/guestfs-tools/default.nix
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]) ++
   (with ocamlPackages; [
     findlib
-    gettext-stub
     ocaml
-    ocaml_gettext
     ounit2
   ]);