diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix b/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
index d398c6069e71..60f599ae8e22 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ let
       getent
       stdenv.cc.libc # nscd in update-users-groups.pl
       shadow
-      nettools # needed for hostname
       util-linux # needed for mount and mountpoint
     ];