diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvml/default.nix
index 7a280bfed903..b18fac7652f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvml/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , substituteAll
 , pythonOlder
-, cudatoolkit
 , addOpenGLRunpath
 }:
 
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cudatoolkit ];
-
   doCheck = false;  # no tests in PyPi dist
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pynvml" "pynvml.smi" ];