diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index 90b33e183cef..aa28b79d1d6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@
 , withKexectools ? lib.any (lib.meta.platformMatch stdenv.hostPlatform) kexectools.meta.platforms, kexectools
 }:
 
-let
-  pythonLxmlEnv = buildPackages.python3Packages.python.withPackages ( ps: with ps; [ python3Packages.lxml ]);
-
-in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
   version = "243";
   pname = "systemd";