diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.17.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.17.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 36198b5d337b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.17.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{ callPackage, ... } @ args:
-
-callPackage ./generic-v3.nix ({
-  version = "3.17.3";
-  sha256 = "08644kaxhpjs38q5q4fp01yr0wakg1ijha4g3lzp2ifg7y3c465d";
-} // args)