diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-phaser/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-phaser/package.nix
index fac85cd36a82..79375f699547 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-phaser/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chow-phaser/package.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   libsysprof-capture,
   libthai,
   libxkbcommon,
-  pcre,
   pkg-config,
   python3,
   sqlite,
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libsysprof-capture
     libthai
     libxkbcommon
-    pcre
     python3
     sqlite
     gcc-unwrapped