diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/vde2/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/vde2/default.nix
index e3b0bcf87c6a..72a31262e26f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/vde2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/vde2/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, libpcap, python
-, enableStatic ? false
-}:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, libpcap, python }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "vde2-2.3.2";
@@ -12,9 +10,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ openssl libpcap python ];
 
-  # Avoid qemu rebuild; feel free to replace with optional
-  configureFlags = if enableStatic then [ "--enable-static" ] else null;
-
   meta = {
     homepage = http://vde.sourceforge.net/;
     description = "Virtual Distributed Ethernet, an Ethernet compliant virtual network";