diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/llfuse/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/llfuse/default.nix
index c1039db8829c..9fa13391b6ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/llfuse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/llfuse/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, contextlib2
 , cython
 , fuse
 , pkg-config
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ fuse ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ contextlib2 ];
-
   preConfigure = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
         --replace "'pkg-config'" "'${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}pkg-config'"