diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
index 58b523d8a4..3c4fc33990 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ Add_dependency build GConf-devel
 Add_dependency build libsoup-devel
 Add_dependency build glib-devel
 
-Add_dependency full pkg-config
 Add_dependency full mesa-demos
 Add_dependency full mutter
 Add_dependency full pygobject