diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zstandard/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zstandard/default.nix
index 75c84762431..760593904be 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zstandard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zstandard/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , cffi
 , hypothesis
-, zstd
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "e5cbd8b751bd498f275b0582f449f92f14e64f4e03b5bf51c571240d40d43561";
   };
   
-  buildInputs = [ zstd ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
   
   checkInputs = [ hypothesis ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f272c88315f..dc40a0668a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7298,9 +7298,7 @@ in {
     inherit (pkgs) zstd pkgconfig;
   };
 
-  zstandard = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zstandard {
-    inherit (pkgs) zstd;
-  };
+  zstandard = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zstandard { };
 
   zxcvbn = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zxcvbn { };