diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
index c1504697a186..d50811febbb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     
   patches = [ ./locale_archive.patch ];
 
-  buildNativeInptus = [ perl ];
   buildInputs = [ zlib openssl libedit pkgconfig pam ];
 
   # I set --disable-strip because later we strip anyway. And it fails to strip