diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
index 6357b3c03685..14b41c632887 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
         pyotherside = callPackage ../development/libraries/pyotherside { };
 
-        qca = callPackage ../development/libraries/qca {
-          inherit (libsForQt5) qtbase;
-        };
+        qca = callPackage ../development/libraries/qca { };
         qca-qt5 = self.qca;
 
         qcoro = callPackage ../development/libraries/qcoro { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt6-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt6-packages.nix
index 194688f08f3c..5dff670a2b98 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt6-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt6-packages.nix
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
       pyotherside = callPackage ../development/libraries/pyotherside { };
 
-      qca = callPackage ../development/libraries/qca {
-        inherit (qt6) qtbase qt5compat;
-      };
+      qca = callPackage ../development/libraries/qca { };
       qcoro = callPackage ../development/libraries/qcoro { };
       qcustomplot = callPackage ../development/libraries/qcustomplot { };
       qgpgme = callPackage ../development/libraries/qgpgme { };