diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dd/ddnet/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dd/ddnet/package.nix
index ff19ad0993ee..d28885b64238 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/dd/ddnet/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/dd/ddnet/package.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   libogg,
   libx11,
   opusfile,
-  pcre,
   python3,
   SDL2,
   sqlite,
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     curl
     libnotify
-    pcre
     python3
     sqlite
   ]