diff --git a/gnu/packages/parallel.scm b/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
index cdc4aabf5a..cb27f49c07 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ (define-module (gnu packages parallel)
   #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
   #:use-module (gnu packages autotools)
   #:use-module (gnu packages base)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
   #:use-module (gnu packages freeipmi)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
   #:use-module (gnu packages mpi)
@@ -90,8 +89,7 @@ (define-public parallel
                      "echo"
                      ":::" "1" "2" "3"))))))
     (inputs
-     `(("bash" ,bash)
-       ("perl" ,perl)
+     `(("perl" ,perl)
        ("procps" ,procps)))
     (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/")
     (synopsis "Build and execute command lines in parallel")