diff --git a/gnu/packages/glib.scm b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
index f50dba03ea..3d17bc768f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/glib.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ (define-module (gnu packages glib)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages backup)
   #:use-module (gnu packages base)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bison)
   #:use-module (gnu packages check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ (define glib
       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
       ("python" ,python-wrapper)
       ("perl" ,perl)                              ; needed by GIO tests
-      ("bash" ,bash)
       ("tzdata" ,tzdata-for-tests)))                  ; for tests/gdatetime.c
    (arguments
     `(#:phases