diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/default.nix
index a66c4077c3c9..50b62503ff87 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 , Kajiki
 , mock
 , sqlalchemy
-, uwsgi
 , virtualenv
 }: