diff --git a/lisp/ob-latex.el b/lisp/ob-latex.el
index 54816bdc5..03d3595fb 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-latex.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-latex.el
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     (pdfpng       . :any)
     (pdfwidth     . :any)
     (headers      . :any)
-    (packages     . :any)
     (buffer       . ((yes no))))
   "LaTeX-specific header arguments.")