diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/lite-xl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/lite-xl/package.nix
index ae762f4edb66..c690b84dff08 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/lite-xl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/lite-xl/package.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   cmake,
   pcre2,
   pkg-config,
-  SDL2,
   sdl3,
   stdenv,
 }:
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     freetype
     lua5_4
     pcre2
-    SDL2
     sdl3
   ];