diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/mes/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/mes/default.nix
index 5886e153bbef..04ab2fdbfaf0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/mes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/mes/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 { lib
 , fetchurl
-, writeText
 , callPackage
 , kaem
 , m2libc