diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
index 5b9697ff30757b..1071ce77e32401 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ in
   };
 
   evdev-sys = attrs: {
-    LIBGIT2_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG = true;
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
     buildInputs = [ libevdev ];
   };