diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libtorrent-rasterbar-2_0_x/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libtorrent-rasterbar-2_0_x/package.nix
index 9b959a454fe4..d4371b7720e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libtorrent-rasterbar-2_0_x/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libtorrent-rasterbar-2_0_x/package.nix
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [
     boostPython
     openssl
-    zlib
-    ncurses
   ];
 
   strictDeps = true;