diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/hottext/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/hottext/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f6c70013b4ce..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/hottext/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, nimPackages, fetchurl, gentium, makeDesktopItem }:
-
-nimPackages.buildNimPackage rec {
-  pname = "hottext";
-  version = "1.4";
-
-  nimBinOnly = true;
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://git.sr.ht/~ehmry/hottext/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-hIUofi81zowSMbt1lUsxCnVzfJGN3FEiTtN8CEFpwzY=";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = with nimPackages; [
-    pixie
-    sdl2
-  ];
-
-  HOTTEXT_FONT_PATH = "${gentium}/share/fonts/truetype/GentiumPlus-Regular.ttf";
-
-  desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
-    categories = [ "Utility" ];
-    comment = meta.description;
-    desktopName = pname;
-    exec = pname;
-    name = pname;
-  };
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    cp -r $desktopItem/* $out
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    broken = true; # Needs to be updated to latest Pixie API.
-    description = "Simple RSVP speed-reading utility";
-    license = licenses.unlicense;
-    homepage = "https://git.sr.ht/~ehmry/hottext";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ehmry ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c251a0e55fa8..4e3b31607908 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5560,8 +5560,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   hostsblock = callPackage ../tools/misc/hostsblock { };
 
-  hottext = callPackage ../tools/text/hottext { };
-
   hopper = qt5.callPackage ../development/tools/analysis/hopper { };
 
   hr = callPackage ../applications/misc/hr { };