diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 6abee3c40974..fb503d1abb5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 { callPackage }:
 
 {
-  clutter = callPackage ./platform/clutter.nix { };
-
   gnome_user_docs = callPackage ./platform/gnome-user-docs.nix { };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/platform/clutter.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/platform/clutter.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b2ee5539008a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/platform/clutter.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, glib, pkgconfig, mesa, libX11, libXext, libXfixes
-, libXdamage, libXcomposite, libXi, cogl, pango, atk, json_glib }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "clutter-1.8.2";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://gnome/sources/clutter/1.8/clutter-1.8.2.tar.xz;
-    sha256 = "0bzsvnharawfg525lpavrp55mq4aih5nb01dwwqwnccg8hk9z2fw";
-  };
-
-  buildNativeInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs =
-    [ libX11 mesa libXext libXfixes libXdamage libXcomposite libXi cogl pango
-      atk json_glib
-    ];
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = http://www.clutter-project.org/;
-    description = "An open source software library for creating fast, compelling, portable, and dynamic graphical user interfaces";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.mesaPlatforms;
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
-  };
-}