diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vs/vst2-sdk/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vs/vst2-sdk/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  fetchzip,
+}:
+fetchzip rec {
+  name = "vst2-sdk-${version}"; # cannot be `pname`, as `fetchzip` expects `name`
+  version = "2018-06-11";
+  url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20181016150224if_/https://download.steinberg.net/sdk_downloads/vstsdk3610_11_06_2018_build_37.zip";
+  hash = "sha256-TyPy8FsXWB8LRz0yr38t3d5xxAxGufAn0dsyrg1JXBA=";
+
+  # Only keep the VST2_SDK directory
+  stripRoot = false;
+  postFetch = ''
+    mv $out/VST_SDK/VST2_SDK/* $out/
+    rm -rf $out/VST_SDK
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "The VST2 source development kit";
+    longDescription = ''
+      VST2 is proprietary, and deprecated by Steinberg.
+      As such, it should only be used for legacy reasons.
+    '';
+    license = [ lib.licenses.unfree ];
+  };
+}