diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/faiss/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/faiss/default.nix
index b5c0f5451c23..073e98bb4355 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/faiss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/faiss/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       pythonPackages.python
       pythonPackages.setuptools
       pythonPackages.pip
-      pythonPackages.wheel
     ];
 
   buildInputs =
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faiss/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faiss/default.nix
index f6eee8cc5e32..39e34a1879e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faiss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faiss/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   packaging,
   setuptools,
   pip,
-  wheel,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage {
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     pip
-    wheel
   ];
 
   dependencies = [