diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index b81cf67374..317aa02328 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ and binary format defined in The Java Virtual Machine Specification.")
              "--disable-dssi"
              "--disable-alsa"
              "--disable-gjdoc")))
-    (inputs
-     `(("gconf" ,gconf)
-       ("gtk+" ,gtk+-2)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("jikes" ,jikes)
        ("fastjar" ,fastjar)