diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libc++abi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libc++abi/default.nix
index a12b6e423bc7..d5b8b0fcdcea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libc++abi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libc++abi/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, libcxx, libunwind, coreutils, gnused }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, libcxx, coreutils, gnused }:
 
 let rev = "199626"; in
 
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-I$PWD/include -I$(readlink -f libcxx-*)/include"
   '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     export TRIPLE=x86_64-apple-darwin
-  '' + lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) ''
-    export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE+=" -I${libunwind}/include"
-    export NIX_CFLAGS_LINK+=" -L${libunwind}/lib -lunwind"
   '';
 
   installPhase = if stdenv.isDarwin