diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 5ff0a03432..0cc46a5998 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ let
     zig
 
     # lib deps
-    llvmPkgs.libcxx
-    llvmPkgs.libcxxabi
     libffi
     libxml2
     ncurses