diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
index 09420fe778b0..db8fcbb027e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ let
     optionals
     optionalAttrs
     hasSuffix
-    escapeShellArgs
     extendDerivation
     head
     splitString