diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
index 7ec3c8e430cf6..c76917bf2a192 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ python.pkgs.toPythonModule (
 
     nativeBuildInputs = with python.pkgs; [ pythonRelaxDepsHook ];
 
-    pythonRemoveDeps = [
-      "typer-slim" # we use typer instead
-    ];
-
     pythonRelaxDeps = [
       "certifi"
       "httpx-socks"
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ python.pkgs.toPythonModule (
         python-dateutil
         pyyaml
         setproctitle
-        typer
+        typer-slim
         uvloop
         valkey
         whitenoise