diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/octodns/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/octodns/default.nix
index 21b554aaf063..4eedbaa0dedd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/octodns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/octodns/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pythonOlder
 , setuptools
-, wheel
 , pytestCheckHook
 , dnspython
 , fqdn
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     setuptools
-    wheel
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [