diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/niri/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/niri/package.nix
index cf4a7c6b1433..ed501fb5c604 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/niri/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/niri/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   lib,
-  clang,
   dbus,
   eudev,
   fetchFromGitHub,
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   strictDeps = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    clang
     pkg-config
     rustPlatform.bindgenHook
   ];