diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
index 22246f9fe962..47da6df04c9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ++ lib.optionals (withPgtk || withX && (withGTK3 || withXwidgets)) [ wrapGAppsHook3 ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    gettext
     gnutls
     (lib.getDev harfbuzz)
   ]