diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/silgraphite/graphite2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/silgraphite/graphite2.nix
index 166d0f2911d6..cd737a82a293 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/silgraphite/graphite2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/silgraphite/graphite2.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, freetype, cmake, python }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, freetype, cmake }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "1.3.14";
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ ./macosx.patch ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ python ];
   doCheck = false; # fails, probably missing something
 
   meta = with lib; {