diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distutils-cfg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distutils-cfg/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 89bd84156060..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distutils-cfg/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# global distutils configuration, see http://docs.python.org/2/install/index.html#distutils-configuration-files
-
-{
-  stdenv,
-  python,
-  writeText,
-  extraCfg ? "",
-  overrideCfg ? "",
-}:
-
-let
-  distutilsCfg = writeText "distutils.cfg" (
-    if overrideCfg != "" then
-      overrideCfg
-    else
-      ''
-        [easy_install]
-
-        # don't allow network connections during build to ensure purity
-        allow-hosts = None
-
-        # make sure we always unzip installed packages otherwise setup hooks won't work
-        zip_ok = 0
-
-        ${extraCfg}
-      ''
-  );
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "${python.libPrefix}-distutils.cfg";
-
-  buildInputs = [ python ];
-
-  dontUnpack = true;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    dest="$out/${python.sitePackages}/distutils"
-    mkdir -p $dest
-    ln -s ${python}/lib/${python.libPrefix}/distutils/* $dest
-    ln -s ${distutilsCfg} $dest/distutils.cfg
-  '';
-}