diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libassuan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libassuan/default.nix
index 3a00ca498cbe3..97f4548cb38e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libassuan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libassuan/default.nix
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   outputBin = "dev"; # libassuan-config
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
-  buildInputs = [ npth gettext ];
-
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--with-libgpg-error-prefix=${libgpg-error.dev}"
-  ];
+  buildInputs = [ npth gettext libgpg-error ];
 
   doCheck = true;