diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpaper/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpaper/package.nix
index b1d4bf5ed9c2..5ff9377d6f03 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpaper/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpaper/package.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   libwebp,
   libxdmcp,
   pango,
-  pcre,
   pcre2,
   wayland,
   wayland-protocols,
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ gcc15Stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libwebp
     libxdmcp
     pango
-    pcre
     pcre2
     wayland
     wayland-protocols