diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsystem/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsystem/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index e29b3ed89dea..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsystem/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, gtk-doc, gobjectIntrospection
-, glib, attr, systemd
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "libgsystem-2015.1";
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "GIO-based library with Unix/Linux specific API";
-    homepage    = "https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/LibGSystem";
-    license     = licenses.lgpl2Plus;
-    platforms   = platforms.linux;
-  };
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "GNOME";
-    repo = "libgsystem";
-    rev = "v2015.1";
-    sha256 = "0j5dqn1pnspfxifklw4wkikqlbxr4faib07550n5gi58m89gg68n";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    autoreconfHook pkgconfig gtk-doc gobjectIntrospection
-  ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib attr systemd ];
-
-  preAutoreconf = ''
-    mkdir m4
-  '';
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5bbcd2f81ba7..ad5995b6225d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10141,8 +10141,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libgssglue = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgssglue { };
 
-  libgsystem = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgsystem { };
-
   libgudev = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgudev { };
 
   libguestfs-appliance = callPackage ../development/libraries/libguestfs/appliance.nix {};