diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zi/zizmor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zi/zizmor/package.nix
index 679b060fb7c1..fe93687422a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zi/zizmor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zi/zizmor/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   rustPlatform,
-  pkg-config,
   testers,
   zizmor,
 }:
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-feAfHkcLvEdFblehPGtLO01Vl9QpOueuJrpEujlv4qY=";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
     package = zizmor;
   };