diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
index 97f6e1d5e80b0..078dc5d5f0470 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-code/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 , libsoup
 , vte
 , webkitgtk
-, zeitgeist
 , ctags
 , libgit2-glib
 , wrapGAppsHook
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libsoup
     vte
     webkitgtk
-    zeitgeist
   ];
 
   # install script fails with UnicodeDecodeError because of printing a fancy elipsis character