diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpy2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpy2/default.nix
index 0b042288fb75..cae84f8cbe91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpy2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpy2/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv
 , lib
-, python
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchpatch
 , fetchPypi
 , isPyPy
 , R