diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
index a8ef5bc49667..3141c5ebb250 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ with import ./release-lib.nix { inherit supportedSystems nixpkgsArgs; };
   gnused = all;
   gnutar = all;
   gnutls = linux;
-  grub = linux;
   grub2 = linux;
   guile = linux;  # tests fail on Cygwin
   gzip = all;