diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/alternative-io/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/alternative-io/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 9daf9406742..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/alternative-io/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{ cabal, liftedBase, monadControl, transformers, transformersBase
-}:
-
-cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
-  pname = "alternative-io";
-  version = "0.0.1";
-  sha256 = "01hypbci3hw2czkmx78ls51ycx518ich4k753jgv0z8ilrq8isch";
-  buildDepends = [
-    liftedBase monadControl transformers transformersBase
-  ];
-  meta = {
-    description = "IO as Alternative instance (deprecated)";
-    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
-    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
-  };
-})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index a9ed05451fb..c0535f5ef40 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   aesonQq = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/aeson-qq {};
 
-  alternativeIo = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/alternative-io {};
-
   alsaCore = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/alsa-core {};
 
   alsaMixer = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/alsa-mixer {};