diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/runc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/runc/default.nix
index 38a285945593..d71ec6b5725f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/runc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/runc/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 , libseccomp
 , libselinux
 , makeWrapper
-, procps
 , nixosTests
 }:
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     install -Dm755 runc $out/bin/runc
     installManPage man/*/*.[1-9]
     wrapProgram $out/bin/runc \
-      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ procps ]} \
       --prefix PATH : /run/current-system/systemd/bin
     runHook postInstall
   '';