diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/avahi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/avahi/default.nix
index df3d113dfd2c..0381146988a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/avahi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/avahi/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 , pkg-config
 , libdaemon
 , dbus
-, perlPackages
 , libpcap
 , expat
 , gettext
@@ -105,10 +104,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     expat
     libiconv
     libevent
-  ] ++ (with perlPackages; [
-    perl
-    XMLParser
-  ]) ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isFreeBSD [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isFreeBSD [
     libpcap
   ] ++ lib.optionals gtk3Support [
     gtk3