diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.6/default.nix
index e5c33cd7b2bd..5311be697afe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.6/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib ? null, zlibSupport ? true, bzip2, less, includeModules ? false
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib ? null, zlibSupport ? true, bzip2, includeModules ? false
 , sqlite, tcl, tk, xlibsWrapper, openssl, readline, db, ncurses, gdbm, self, callPackage
 , python26Packages }:
 
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ let
     [ bzip2 openssl ]++ optionals includeModules [ db openssl ncurses gdbm readline xlibsWrapper tcl tk sqlite ]
     ++ optional zlibSupport zlib;
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ less ];
-
   mkPaths = paths: {
     C_INCLUDE_PATH = makeSearchPathOutput "dev" "include" paths;
     LIBRARY_PATH = makeLibraryPath paths;
@@ -66,8 +64,8 @@ let
     name = "python${if includeModules then "" else "-minimal"}-${version}";
     pythonVersion = majorVersion;
 
-    inherit majorVersion version src patches buildInputs propagatedBuildInputs
-            preConfigure configureFlags;
+    inherit majorVersion version src patches buildInputs preConfigure
+            configureFlags;
 
     inherit (mkPaths buildInputs) C_INCLUDE_PATH LIBRARY_PATH;