diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-phaser/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-phaser/package.nix
index fac85cd36a82..79375f699547 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-phaser/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-phaser/package.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   libsysprof-capture,
   libthai,
   libxkbcommon,
-  pcre,
   pkg-config,
   python3,
   sqlite,
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libsysprof-capture
     libthai
     libxkbcommon
-    pcre
     python3
     sqlite
     gcc-unwrapped
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-tape-model/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-tape-model/package.nix
index d547fbdcfaab..630bd0732071 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-tape-model/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-tape-model/package.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
   libuuid,
   libxkbcommon,
   lv2,
-  pcre,
-  pcre2,
   pkg-config,
   python3,
   sqlite,
@@ -82,8 +80,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libuuid
     libxkbcommon
     lv2
-    pcre
-    pcre2
     python3
     sqlite
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hybridreverb2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hybridreverb2/package.nix
index af49089fd471..aff59ffb2b21 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hybridreverb2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hybridreverb2/package.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   freetype,
   libx11,
   gtk3,
-  pcre,
   libpthread-stubs,
   libxdmcp,
   libxkbcommon,
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     freetype
     libx11
     gtk3
-    pcre
     libpthread-stubs
     libxdmcp
     libxkbcommon
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/infamousplugins/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/infamousplugins/package.nix
index 89bad210bd0f..37b786e422b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/in/infamousplugins/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/infamousplugins/package.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   libxdmcp,
   libxft,
   ntk,
-  pcre,
   fftwFloat,
   zita-resampler,
 }:
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libxdmcp
     libxft
     ntk
-    pcre
     fftwFloat
     zita-resampler
   ];