diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
index 9bbf2c3f19c6..0c543022d270 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   pkg-config,
   doxygen,
   graphviz,
-  pcre,
   libpthreadstubs,
   libXdmcp,
   unixODBC,
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       libX11
       wxGTK
       gtk3
-      pcre
       libXdmcp
       gettext
       glew