diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/fvwm/3.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/fvwm/3.nix
index 5c2cc999f45e..2e458c84f5f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/fvwm/3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/fvwm/3.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , fontconfig
 , freetype
 , fribidi
-, imlib
 , libSM
 , libX11
 , libXcursor
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     fontconfig
     freetype
     fribidi
-    imlib
     libSM
     libX11
     libXcursor