diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index a48f03a6e718..5bf22daabd51 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -229,22 +229,6 @@ let
     };
   };
 
-  evil-surround = melpaBuild rec {
-    pname   = "evil-surround";
-    version = "20140616";
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner  = "timcharper";
-      repo   = pname;
-      rev    = "71f380b6b6ed38f739c0a4740b3d6de0c52f915a";
-      sha256 = "0wrmlmgr4mwxlmmh8blplddri2lpk4g8k3l1vpb5c6a975420qvn";
-    };
-    packageRequires = [ evil ];
-    meta = {
-      description = "surround.vim emulation for Emacs evil mode";
-      license = gpl3Plus;
-    };
-  };
-
   evil-visualstar = melpaBuild rec {
     pname   = "evil-visualstar";
     version = "20151017";