diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gs/gscreenshot/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gs/gscreenshot/package.nix
index 1246a870f7c3..e12dfc39947d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gs/gscreenshot/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gs/gscreenshot/package.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   ++ (with python3Packages; [
     pillow
     pygobject3
-    setuptools
   ]);
 
   patches = [ ./0001-Changing-paths-to-be-nix-compatible.patch ];