diff --git a/pkgs/misc/base16-builder/node-packages.nix b/pkgs/misc/base16-builder/node-packages.nix
index b4bd9d9d41d2..1d201f032168 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/base16-builder/node-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/base16-builder/node-packages.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 let
   nodeEnv = import ../../development/node-packages/node-env.nix {
-    inherit (pkgs) stdenv lib python2 runCommand writeTextFile writeShellScript;
+    inherit (pkgs) stdenv lib runCommand writeTextFile writeShellScript;
     inherit pkgs nodejs;
     libtool = if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then pkgs.cctools or pkgs.darwin.cctools else null;
   };