diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vectorscan/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vectorscan/package.nix
index 1e8beb5fef6d..2f7a23143f85 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vectorscan/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vectorscan/package.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   python3,
   boost,
   sqlite,
-  pcre,
   enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic,
 }:
 
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   buildInputs = [
     boost
     sqlite
-    pcre
   ];
 
   # FAT_RUNTIME bundles optimized implementations for different CPU extensions and uses CPUID to