diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/latex2mathml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/latex2mathml/default.nix
index 2fafb893500..4ff8ba6df59 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/latex2mathml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/latex2mathml/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , poetry-core
-, setuptools
 , pytestCheckHook
 , multidict
 , xmljson
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "latex2mathml";
-  version = "3.75.5";
+  version = "3.76.0";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "roniemartinez";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-ezSksOUvSUqo8MktjKU5ZWhAxtFHwFkSAOJ8rG2jgoU=";
+    hash = "sha256-CoWXWgu1baM5v7OC+OlRHZB0NkPue4qFzylJk4Xq2e4=";
   };
 
   format = "pyproject";
@@ -28,10 +27,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     poetry-core
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    setuptools  # needs pkg_resources at runtime
-  ];
-
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
     multidict