diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index 7b1d41cfa5..3f758b779d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -599,10 +599,8 @@ (define-public leptonica
        ("libjpeg" ,libjpeg)
        ("libpng" ,libpng)
        ("libtiff" ,libtiff)
-       ("libwebp" ,libwebp)))
-    (propagated-inputs
-     ;; Linking a program with leptonica also requires these.
-     `(("openjpeg" ,openjpeg)
+       ("libwebp" ,libwebp)
+       ("openjpeg" ,openjpeg)
        ("zlib" ,zlib)))
     (arguments
      '(#:phases