diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index d338b0f85771..07f2fd0f854c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -7968,7 +7968,6 @@ let
 
       maintainers = [ ];
     };
-    buildInputs = [ ExtUtilsMakeMaker ];
   };
 
   IPCSignal = buildPerlPackage rec {