diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastapi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastapi/default.nix
index 60dbe8fbfaf0..960d9b4451c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastapi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastapi/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   version = "0.139.0";
   pyproject = true;
   __structuredAttrs = true;
-  strictDeps = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tiangolo";