diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
index 0fa30a85d1b6..7b24ed93406e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ in buildGoModule rec {
   modSha256 = "127xrah6xxrvc224g5dxn432sagrssx8v7phzapcsdajsnmagq6x";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    go
     scdoc
     python3.pkgs.wrapPython
-    notmuch
   ];
 
   patches = [
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ in buildGoModule rec {
     python3.pkgs.colorama
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ python3 perl ];
+  buildInputs = [ python3 notmuch ];
 
   GOFLAGS="-tags=notmuch";