diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiocontextvars/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiocontextvars/default.nix
index 256a69338e1b..09eb8b0dbcff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiocontextvars/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiocontextvars/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 , pytest-runner
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pytest-asyncio
-, sqlalchemy
 , isPy27
 }:
 
@@ -25,10 +24,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytest-runner
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    sqlalchemy
-  ];
-
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
     pytest-asyncio