diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
index 4e6fa238bfbb..218e7651ecaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, pkgconfig, expat, systemd, glib, dbus_glib, python
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, pkgconfig, expat, systemd
 , libX11 ? null, libICE ? null, libSM ? null, x11Support ? (stdenv.isLinux || stdenv.isDarwin) }:
 
 assert x11Support -> libX11 != null