diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 37f319d6bc..f3762abcd8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -4989,7 +4989,7 @@ (define-public armadillo
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments `(#:tests? #f))          ; no test target
     (inputs
-     (list openblas lapack arpack-ng))
+     (list openblas arpack-ng))
     (home-page "https://arma.sourceforge.net/")
     (synopsis "C++ linear algebra library")
     (description