diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/antlr/4.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/antlr/4.nix
index 0352698f42f4..366c0d4b3502 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/antlr/4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/antlr/4.nix
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
   ninja,
   pkg-config,
 
-  # darwin only
-  CoreFoundation ? null,
-
   # ANTLR 4.8 & 4.9
   libuuid,