diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a53e79077326..6a9874320a04 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -11094,35 +11094,6 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  flake8_3 = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "flake8-${version}";
-    version = "3.0.4";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/f/flake8/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "03cpdrjxh0fyi2qpdxbbrmxw7whiq3xr3p958gr6yzghk34i1hml";
-    };
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ nose mock pytestrunner pytest ];
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pyflakes mccabe_0_5 enum34 configparser pycodestyle ];
-
-    patches = [
-      ../development/python-modules/flake8/move-pytest-config-to-pytest-ini.patch
-    ];
-
-    # Tests fail due to missing ini file.
-    preCheck = ''
-      touch tox.ini
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Code checking using pep8 and pyflakes";
-      homepage = http://pypi.python.org/pypi/flake8;
-      license = licenses.mit;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
-    };
-  };
-
   flaky = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "flaky-${version}";
     version = "3.1.0";