diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/7.5.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/7.5.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 90223c35483b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/7.5.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, aclSupport ? false, acl}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "coreutils-7.5";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnu/coreutils/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1hf333y85fm0q7f1apx2zjjhivwj620nc8kcifdcm0sg8fwlj7rl";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional aclSupport acl;
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/;
-    description = "The basic file, shell and text manipulation utilities of the GNU operating system";
-
-    longDescription = ''
-      The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text
-      manipulation utilities of the GNU operating system.  These are
-      the core utilities which are expected to exist on every
-      operating system.
-    '';
-
-    license = "GPLv3+";
-
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bfc5fa7cc8a5..0ef5a2bb0e92 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -508,11 +508,6 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv ppl;
   };
 
-  coreutils75_real = makeOverridable (import ../tools/misc/coreutils/7.5.nix) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv acl;
-    aclSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
-  };
-
   coreutils_real = makeOverridable (if stdenv ? isDietLibC
       then import ../tools/misc/coreutils-5
       else import ../tools/misc/coreutils)
@@ -521,9 +516,7 @@ let
       aclSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
     };
 
-  coreutils = useFromStdenv "coreutils"
-    (if system == "armv5tel-linux" then coreutils75_real
-    else coreutils_real);
+  coreutils = useFromStdenv "coreutils" coreutils_real;
 
   cpio = import ../tools/archivers/cpio {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;