diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 9a8676a6b7..0d6d58773d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -6890,7 +6890,7 @@ (define-public python-apipkg
               (base32
                "1iks5701qnp3dlr3q1d9qm68y2plp2m029irhpz92a44psfkjf1f"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
-    (propagated-inputs
+    (inputs
      `(("python-pytest" ,python-pytest)))
     (synopsis "Namespace control and lazy-import mechanism")
     (description "With apipkg you can control the exported namespace of a Python