diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap/default.nix
index fdeae8dc651c..0ff290122945 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, buildPackages, fetchurl, attr, runtimeShell
+{ stdenv, lib, buildPackages, fetchurl, runtimeShell
 , usePam ? !isStatic, pam ? null
 , isStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
 
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = lib.optional usePam pam;
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ attr ];
-
   makeFlags = [
     "lib=lib"
     "PAM_CAP=${if usePam then "yes" else "no"}"