diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-science.scm b/gnu/packages/python-science.scm
index e374caf9406..d42326dae46 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-science.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-science.scm
@@ -2823,8 +2823,7 @@ genetic variation data.")
     ;; Tests are aborted with the admonition: "setup.py install is
     ;; deprecated. Use build and pip and other standards-based tools."
     (arguments (list #:tests? #false))
-    (propagated-inputs (list python-exceptiongroup
-                             python-importlib-metadata
+    (propagated-inputs (list python-importlib-metadata
                              python-importlib-resources
                              python-packaging
                              python-pathspec