diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/hedgedoc/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/hedgedoc/default.nix
index 62fa819fb8a5..c38aac202d21 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/hedgedoc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/hedgedoc/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , nodejs
 , mkYarnPackage
 , fetchYarnDeps
-, python2
+, python3
 , nixosTests
 , buildGoModule
 }:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ mkYarnPackage rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ which makeWrapper ];
-  extraBuildInputs = [ python2 esbuild-hedgedoc ];
+  extraBuildInputs = [ python3 esbuild-hedgedoc ];
 
   offlineCache = fetchYarnDeps {
     inherit yarnLock;