diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/nautilus-sendto/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/nautilus-sendto/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ac8b4dfe116..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/nautilus-sendto/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, glib, pkgconfig, gnome3, appstream-glib, gettext }:
-
-let
-  pname = "nautilus-sendto";
-  version = "3.8.6";
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
-
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/3.8/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "164d7c6e8bae29c4579bcc67a7bf50d783662b1545b62f3008e7ea3c0410e04d";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkgconfig appstream-glib gettext ];
-  buildInputs = [ glib ];
-
-  passthru = {
-    updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
-      packageName = pname;
-      attrPath = "gnome3.${pname}";
-    };
-  };
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Integrates Evolution and Pidgin into the Nautilus file manager";
-    maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 370733798aff..f082dd1584ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   gnome-weather = callPackage ./apps/gnome-weather { };
 
-  nautilus-sendto = callPackage ./apps/nautilus-sendto { };
-
   polari = callPackage ./apps/polari { };
 
   seahorse = callPackage ./apps/seahorse { };
@@ -356,4 +354,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   corePackages = throw "deprecated 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.core-shell.enable`";
   optionalPackages = throw "deprecated 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.core-utilities.enable`";
   gamesPackages = throw "deprecated 2019-08-25: please use `services.gnome3.games.enable`";
+
+  nautilus-sendto = throw "deprecated 2019-09-17: abandoned";
 })