diff --git a/gnu/packages/mate.scm b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
index 66c40c6926..0bbb4044ca 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mate.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ (define-public mate-icon-theme
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("intltool" ,intltool)
-       ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
        ("icon-naming-utils" ,icon-naming-utils)))
     (home-page "https://mate-desktop.org/")
     (synopsis "The MATE desktop environment icon theme")