diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xa/xacro/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xa/xacro/package.nix
index e29be57edbc5..40cc861e1e5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xa/xacro/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xa/xacro/package.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "xacro" ];
 
-  strictDeps = true;
   __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   meta = {