diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qs/qstopmotion/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qs/qstopmotion/package.nix
index 7a4cf0fc8c03..3e75ade16fa7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qs/qstopmotion/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/qs/qstopmotion/package.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
   # buildInputs
   guvcview,
-  pcre,
   v4l-utils,
 
   ffmpeg,
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libsForQt5.qtxmlpatterns
     libsForQt5.qwt
     libv4l
-    pcre
     v4l-utils
   ];