diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/default.nix
index a2d22847df2f..5cf447e37a0d 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   config,
   lib,
   stdenvNoCC,
-  writeText,
   git,
   git-lfs,
   cacert,