diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyusb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyusb/default.nix
index d646f7930f9a..424bdd9266ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyusb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyusb/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage, libusb, libusb1 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage, libusb1 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyusb";
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       sed -i -e "s|find_library=None|find_library=lambda _:\"$libusb\"|" usb/backend/libusb1.py
     '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ libusb ];
-
   # No tests included
   doCheck = false;