diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/pgddl.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/pgddl.nix
index 61ef2095ccdc..b29e78c02725 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/pgddl.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/ext/pgddl.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ buildPostgresqlExtension (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-W3G6TGtkj+zXXdGZZR0bmZhsLuFJvuGTlDoo8kL8sf0=";
   };
 
-  strictDeps = true;
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    postgresql
     perl
   ];