diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/powerline/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/powerline/default.nix
index 1ad17d0459d..63f5feada59 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/powerline/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/powerline/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, python
 , buildPythonPackage
 , socat
 , psutil