diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/unwrapped.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/unwrapped.nix
index f88a39248435..d737a2151097 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/unwrapped.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/unwrapped.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
   ncurses,
   spdlog,
   libxml2,
-  systemd,
   alsa-lib,
   libGLU,
   libGL,
@@ -323,7 +322,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       libvorbis
       flac
       libxslt
-      systemd
       lzo
       libcdio
       libmodplug
@@ -489,7 +487,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
             lib.makeLibraryPath (
               [
                 curl
-                systemd
                 libmad
                 libcec
                 libcec_platform