diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat-beautysh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat-beautysh/default.nix
index 547d289f6f95..a117fea936eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat-beautysh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat-beautysh/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 , poetry-core
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
-, wheel
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     poetry-core
-    wheel
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [