diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/google-cloud-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/google-cloud-cpp/default.nix
index 18acca3f6915..fb2929a72f16 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/google-cloud-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/google-cloud-cpp/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, abseil-cpp
 , c-ares
 , cmake
 , crc32c
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    abseil-cpp
     c-ares
     crc32c
     (curl.override { inherit openssl; })
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a9bbe2de29ea..e400b73c4356 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7360,9 +7360,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   google-cloud-cpp = callPackage ../development/libraries/google-cloud-cpp {
     openssl = openssl_1_1;
-    abseil-cpp = abseil-cpp.override {
-      cxxStandard = "14";
-    };
   };
 
   google-java-format = callPackage ../development/tools/google-java-format { };