diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/spooles/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/spooles/default.nix
index 6f4ddb3f787e..6e94d093a2cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/spooles/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/spooles/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, gfortran, perl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, perl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "spooles";