diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/yc/ycmd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/yc/ycmd/package.nix
index 3b2b06cbefaa..33ddbdcad837 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/yc/ycmd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/yc/ycmd/package.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ++ [
       jedi
       jedi-language-server
-      pybind11
     ];
 
   buildPhase = ''