diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
index f4c554395d45c..9c2da3c5b6952 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, nixosTests, fixDarwinDylibNames, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gettext, python3, libxml2, libxslt, docbook_xsl
 , docbook_xml_dtd_43, gtk-doc, glib, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, libX11, gnome3
-, jasper, gobject-introspection, doCheck ? false, makeWrapper }:
+, gobject-introspection, doCheck ? false, makeWrapper }:
 
 let
   pname = "gdk-pixbuf";
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib libtiff libjpeg libpng jasper ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib libtiff libjpeg libpng ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Ddocs=true"
-    "-Djasper=true"
     "-Dx11=true"
     "-Dgir=${if gobject-introspection != null then "true" else "false"}"
     "-Dgio_sniffing=false"