diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index fb8473881c02..928f102d11d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -742,7 +742,6 @@ let
     resultant = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     rgdal = [ pkgs.gdal ]; # for gdal-config
     rgeos = [ pkgs.geos ]; # for geos-config
-    rhdf5 = [ pkgs.zlib ];
     ridge = [ pkgs.gsl ];
     rjags = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     rlas = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];