diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyproj/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyproj/default.nix
index c30042f1dd6c..d419fbb76949 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyproj/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyproj/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
   pytestCheckHook,
   pythonOlder,
   substituteAll,