diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
index a3e00dff4ef6..3aaff20a9eaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 , mock
 , pysqlite ? null
 , pytestCheckHook
-, pytest-xdist
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {