diff --git a/gnu/packages/glib.scm b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
index 2b8700f6da..c54051a156 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/glib.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ (define glib
       ("util-linux" ,util-linux "lib")  ;for libmount
       ("libselinux" ,libselinux)
       ("zlib" ,zlib)))
-   (inputs
-    `(("coreutils" ,coreutils)))
    (native-inputs
     `(("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
       ("m4" ,m4) ; for installing m4 macros