diff --git a/gnu/packages/cpp.scm b/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
index ea19f2fd8e..fafa55c3cd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cpp.scm
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ (define-public aws-sdk-cpp
     (propagated-inputs
      (list aws-crt-cpp))
     (inputs
-     (list curl openssl pulseaudio zlib))
+     (list curl pulseaudio zlib))
     (synopsis "Amazon Web Services SDK for C++")
     (description
      "The AWS SDK for C++ provides a C++11 interface to the @acronym{AWS,Amazon