diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylsp-rope/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylsp-rope/default.nix
index b6baeb4934f3..34b4a229e25e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylsp-rope/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylsp-rope/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   pythonOlder,
   fetchFromGitHub,
 
+  # dependencies
   rope,
   python-lsp-server,
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-Mr+mWRvOXoy7+SosMae80o0V1jBMn1dEoGmaR/BGHrc=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     rope
     python-lsp-server
   ];