diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/wings/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/wings/default.nix
index 9ecf94e21c01..ed3220d2bf96 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/wings/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/wings/default.nix
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, erlang, esdl, cl }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, erlang, cl, libGL, libGLU }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "wings-1.5.4";
+  name = "wings-2.2.1";
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/wings/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0qz6rmmkqgk3p0d3v2ikkf22n511bq0m7xp3kkradwrp28fcl15x";
+    sha256 = "1adlq3wd9bz0hjznpzsgilxgsbhr0kk01f06872mq37v4cbw76bh";
   };
 
-  ERL_LIBS = "${esdl}/lib/erlang/lib:${cl}/lib/erlang/lib";
+  ERL_LIBS = "${cl}/lib/erlang/lib";
 
   patchPhase = ''
-    sed -i 's,include("sdl_keyboard.hrl"),include_lib("esdl/include/sdl_keyboard.hrl"),' \
-      src/wings_body.erl plugins_src/commands/wpc_constraints.erl
-
-    # Fix reference
-    sed -i 's,wings/e3d/,,' plugins_src/import_export/wpc_lwo.erl
+    sed -i 's,-Werror ,,' e3d/Makefile
+    sed -i 's,../../wings/,../,' icons/Makefile
+    find plugins_src -mindepth 2 -type f -name "*.[eh]rl" -exec sed -i 's,wings/src/,../../src/,' {} \;
+    find plugins_src -mindepth 2 -type f -name "*.[eh]rl" -exec sed -i 's,wings/e3d/,../../e3d/,' {} \;
+    find plugins_src -mindepth 2 -type f -name "*.[eh]rl" -exec sed -i 's,wings/intl_tools/,../../intl_tools/,' {} \;
+    find . -type f -name "*.[eh]rl" -exec sed -i 's,wings/src/,../src/,' {} \;
+    find . -type f -name "*.[eh]rl" -exec sed -i 's,wings/e3d/,../e3d/,' {} \;
+    find . -type f -name "*.[eh]rl" -exec sed -i 's,wings/intl_tools/,../intl_tools/,' {} \;
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ erlang esdl cl ];
+  buildInputs = [ erlang cl libGL libGLU ];
 
   # I did not test the *cl* part. I added the -pa just by imitation.
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/lib/${name}/ebin
     cp ebin/* $out/lib/${name}/ebin
-    cp -R fonts textures shaders plugins $out/lib/$name
+    cp -R textures shaders plugins $out/lib/$name
     cat << EOF > $out/bin/wings
     #!/bin/sh
-    ${erlang}/bin/erl -smp disable \
-      -pa ${esdl}/lib/erlang/lib/${cl.name}/ebin \
-      -pa ${esdl}/lib/erlang/lib/${esdl.name}/ebin \
+    ${erlang}/bin/erl \
       -pa $out/lib/${name}/ebin -run wings_start start_halt "$@"
     EOF
     chmod +x $out/bin/wings
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/esdl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/esdl/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b40359837a3..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/esdl/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, SDL, libGLU_combined, rebar, erlang}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "esdl-1.3.1";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://sourceforge/esdl/${name}.src.tgz";
-    sha256 = "0f5ad519600qarsa2anmnaxh6b7djzx1dnwxzi4l36pxsq896y01";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ erlang rebar ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ SDL libGLU_combined ];
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    rebar compile
-  '';
-
-  # 'cp' line taken from Arch recipe
-  # https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/PKGBUILD?h=packages/erlang-sdl
-  installPhase = ''
-    DIR=$out/lib/erlang/lib/${name}
-    mkdir -p $DIR
-    cp -ruv c_src doc ebin include priv src $DIR
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = http://esdl.sourceforge.net/;
-    description = "Erlang binding to SDL that includes a binding to OpenGL";
-    license = "BSD";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 38f03cd8de98..34bf096fcd99 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9657,8 +9657,6 @@ in
 
   epoxy = callPackage ../development/libraries/epoxy {};
 
-  esdl = callPackage ../development/libraries/esdl { };
-
   libesmtp = callPackage ../development/libraries/libesmtp { };
 
   exiv2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/exiv2 { };
@@ -19993,8 +19991,7 @@ in
   winswitch = callPackage ../tools/X11/winswitch { };
 
   wings = callPackage ../applications/graphics/wings {
-    esdl = esdl.override { erlang = erlangR18; };
-    erlang = erlangR18;
+    erlang = erlangR21;
   };
 
   write_stylus = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/graphics/write_stylus { };