diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/shiboken2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/shiboken2/default.nix
index 314c89c4da1a..998e04cc03fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/shiboken2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/shiboken2/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   pyside2,
   cmake,
   qt5,
-  libxcrypt,
   llvmPackages,
 }:
 
@@ -48,12 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     python.pkgs.setuptools
     qt5.qtbase
     qt5.qtxmlpatterns
-  ]
-  ++ (lib.optionals (python.pythonOlder "3.9") [
-    # see similar issue: 202262
-    # libxcrypt is required for crypt.h for building older python modules
-    libxcrypt
-  ]);
+  ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_TESTS=OFF" ];