diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index 55cc08171059..6fc024e55571 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ self: super:
   });
 
   xf86videovmware = super.xf86videovmware.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
-    buildInputs = attrs.buildInputs ++ [ mesa ];
     env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString [ "-Wno-error=address" ]; # gcc12
     meta = attrs.meta // {
       platforms = [