diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/signalslot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/signalslot/default.nix
index 18689588d685..44d1d5f8a541 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/signalslot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/signalslot/default.nix
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     six
   ];
 
-  pythonRemoveDeps = [
-    "weakrefmethod" # needed until https://github.com/Numergy/signalslot/pull/17
-  ];
-
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     eventlet
     mock