diff --git a/guix/build-system/dub.scm b/guix/build-system/dub.scm
index b4011cdb83..951c084398 100644
--- a/guix/build-system/dub.scm
+++ b/guix/build-system/dub.scm
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 (define %dub-build-system-modules
   ;; Build-side modules imported by default.
   `((guix build dub-build-system)
-    (guix build syscalls)
     ,@%gnu-build-system-modules))
 
 (define* (dub-build name inputs