diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pypy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pypy/default.nix
index b850c79be87a..795bceede768 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pypy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pypy/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, substituteAll, fetchurl
 , zlibSupport ? true, zlib
-, bzip2, pkg-config, libffi, darwin
+, bzip2, pkg-config, libffi
 , sqlite, openssl, ncurses, python, expat, tcl, tk, tclPackages, libX11
 , gdbm, db, xz, python-setup-hook
 , optimizationLevel ? "jit", boehmgc
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ in with passthru; stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     zlib
   ] ++ lib.optionals (lib.any (l: l == optimizationLevel) [ "0" "1" "2" "3"]) [
     boehmgc
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-   darwin.libutil
   ];
 
   # Remove bootstrap python from closure