diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
index c172a6e453da..af31d91ba5c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
@@ -676,7 +676,6 @@ rec {
     "findutils"
     "gawk"
     "gcc-c++"
-    "getopt"
     "gzip"
     "make"
     "patch"