diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
index ab3ced4c9e2c..035b23b4e1bb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in
   # Note: the order in which desktop manager modules are imported here
   # determines the default: later modules (if enabled) are preferred.
   # E.g., if KDE is enabled, it supersedes xterm.
-  imports = [ ./none.nix ./xterm.nix ./xfce.nix ./gnome.nix ./kde4.nix ./e17.nix ];
+  imports = [ ./none.nix ./xterm.nix ./xfce.nix ./kde4.nix ./e17.nix ];
 
   options = {
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b0212446ad36..000000000000
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
-
-with pkgs.lib;
-
-let
-
-  cfg = config.services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome;
-  gnome = pkgs.gnome;
-
-in
-
-{
-
-  options = {
-
-    services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = mkOption {
-      default = false;
-      example = true;
-      description = "Enable a gnome terminal as a desktop manager.";
-    };
-
-  };
-
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-
-    services.xserver.desktopManager.session = singleton
-      { name = "gnome";
-        start = ''
-          ${gnome.gnometerminal}/bin/gnome-terminal -ls &
-          waitPID=$!
-        '';
-      };
-
-    environment.systemPackages =
-      [ gnome.gnometerminal
-        gnome.GConf
-        gnome.gconfeditor
-      ];
-
-  };
-
-}