diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/scandir/add-aarch64-darwin-dirent.patch b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/scandir/add-aarch64-darwin-dirent.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b35a0b950ce..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/scandir/add-aarch64-darwin-dirent.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/scandir.py b/scandir.py
-index 3f602fb..40af3e5 100644
---- a/scandir.py
-+++ b/scandir.py
-@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from os import listdir, lstat, stat, strerror
- from os.path import join, islink
- from stat import S_IFDIR, S_IFLNK, S_IFREG
- import collections
-+import platform
- import sys
- 
- try:
-@@ -432,6 +433,15 @@ elif sys.platform.startswith(('linux', 'darwin', 'sunos5')) or 'bsd' in sys.plat
-                     ('__d_padding', ctypes.c_uint8 * 4),
-                     ('d_name', ctypes.c_char * 256),
-                 )
-+            elif 'darwin' in sys.platform and 'arm64' in platform.machine():
-+                _fields_ = (
-+                    ('d_ino', ctypes.c_uint64),
-+                    ('d_off', ctypes.c_uint64),
-+                    ('d_reclen', ctypes.c_uint16),
-+                    ('d_namlen', ctypes.c_uint16),
-+                    ('d_type', ctypes.c_uint8),
-+                    ('d_name', ctypes.c_char * 1024),
-+                )
-             else:
-                 _fields_ = (
-                     ('d_ino', ctypes.c_uint32),  # must be uint32, not ulong
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/scandir/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/scandir/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1558114f2309..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/scandir/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  python,
-  buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "scandir";
-  version = "1.10.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1bkqwmf056pkchf05ywbnf659wqlp6lljcdb0y88wr9f0vv32ijd";
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    ./add-aarch64-darwin-dirent.patch
-  ];
-
-  checkPhase = "${python.interpreter} test/run_tests.py";
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Better directory iterator and faster os.walk()";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/benhoyt/scandir";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers = [ ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
index 801777d049b8..36c1b6250795 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ with super;
 
   rpm = disabled super.rpm;
 
-  scandir = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/scandir { };
-
   setuptools = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/setuptools { };
 
   setuptools-scm = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/setuptools-scm { };