diff --git a/pkgs/system/i686-suse-linux.nix b/pkgs/system/i686-suse-linux.nix
index 643d2ad2c923..3b5c0e3fd882 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/i686-suse-linux.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/i686-suse-linux.nix
@@ -1 +1 @@
-(import ./user-environment.nix) {system = "i686-suse-linux"}
+(import ./all-packages.nix) {system = "i686-suse-linux"}
diff --git a/pkgs/system/user-environment.nix b/pkgs/system/user-environment.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 60b2293a13fd..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/system/user-environment.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Given a system identifier, this function returns a derivation of a
-# user environment, i.e., a set of symbolic links to `activated'
-# packages.  The resulting package is typically passed to the
-# `nix-switch' command in order to actually activate it.
-
-{system}: let {
-  # All activated packages.
-  pkgs = (import ./all-packages.nix) {system = system};
-
-  # The packages selection for inclusion in the user environment.
-  # This list should be generated automatically by a package
-  # management user interface.
-  selectedPkgs = [
-    pkgs.subversion
-    pkgs.pan
-    pkgs.sylpheed
-    pkgs.firebird
-    pkgs.MPlayer
-    pkgs.MPlayerPlugin
-    pkgs.gqview
-  ];
-
-  # Create a user environment.
-  body = derivation { 
-    name = "user-environment";
-    system = system;
-    builder = ./populate-linkdirs.pl;
-    dirs = selectedPkgs;
-  };
-}