diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
index abb66b38e3cc..a938918ead3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 , tcl ? null, tk ? null, tix ? null, libX11 ? null, x11Support ? false
 , zlib
 , self
-, configd, coreutils
+, coreutils
 , autoreconfHook
 , python-setup-hook
 # Some proprietary libs assume UCS2 unicode, especially on darwin :(
@@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ let
   buildInputs =
     lib.optional (stdenv ? cc && stdenv.cc.libc != null) stdenv.cc.libc ++
     [ bzip2 openssl zlib libffi expat db gdbm ncurses sqlite readline ]
-    ++ lib.optionals x11Support [ tcl tk libX11 ]
-    ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && configd != null) configd;
+    ++ lib.optionals x11Support [ tcl tk libX11 ];
   nativeBuildInputs =
     [ autoreconfHook ]
     ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform)