diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 35e642a05869..3f09588e6387 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -12884,17 +12884,7 @@ let
      };
   };
 
-  PodUsage = buildPerlPackage {
-    name = "Pod-Usage-1.69";
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/M/MA/MAREKR/Pod-Usage-1.69.tar.gz;
-      sha256 = "1a920c067b3c905b72291a76efcdf1935ba5423ab0187b9a5a63cfc930965132";
-    };
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ podlators ];
-    meta = {
-      description = "Pod::Usage extracts POD documentation and shows usage information";
-    };
-  };
+  PodUsage = null; # part of Perl 5.26
 
   PodWeaver = buildPerlPackage rec {
     name = "Pod-Weaver-4.015";