diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/mcrl2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/mcrl2/default.nix
index ce368a77c2b4..c9016a5ee0ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/mcrl2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/mcrl2/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, gcc5, fetchurl, xlibs, cmake, subversion, mesa, qt5, boost,
+{stdenv, fetchurl, xlibs, cmake, subversion, mesa, qt5, boost,
  python27, python27Packages}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1c8h94ja7271ph61zrcgnjgblxppld6v22f7f900prjgzbcfy14m";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ gcc5 cmake mesa qt5.qtbase boost ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake mesa qt5.qtbase boost ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;