diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aaa45854161..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
-  setuptools-scm,
-  zipp,
-  pathlib2,
-  contextlib2,
-  configparser,
-  isPy3k,
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "importlib-metadata";
-  version = "2.1.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    pname = "importlib_metadata";
-    inherit version;
-    sha256 = "1pdmsmwagimn0lsl4x7sg3skcr2fvzqpv2pjd1rh7yrm5gzrxpmq";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools-scm ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    zipp
-  ]
-  ++ lib.optionals (!isPy3k) [
-    pathlib2
-    contextlib2
-    configparser
-  ];
-
-  # Cyclic dependencies
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "importlib_metadata" ];
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Read metadata from Python packages";
-    homepage = "https://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/";
-    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
index f141113e14dd..d40ed82fd1d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ with super;
 
   hypothesis = disabled super.hypothesis;
 
-  importlib-metadata = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/importlib-metadata { };
+  importlib-metadata = disabled super.importlib-metadata;
 
   jinja2 = disabled super.jinja2;