diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/intake-parquet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/intake-parquet/default.nix
index 57559af6d9a1..a9503eddcfaf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/intake-parquet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/intake-parquet/default.nix
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
-    # Break circular dependency
-    substituteInPlace requirements.txt \
-      --replace-fail "intake" ""
-
     # Remove vendorized versioneer.py
     rm versioneer.py
   '';
 
+  # Break circular dependency
+  pythonRemoveDeps = [ "intake" ];
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     versioneer