diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/carrier/2.5.0.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/carrier/2.5.0.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7368a8842147..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/carrier/2.5.0.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-args @ { fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig, perl, perlXMLParser, libxml2, openssl, nss
-, gtkspell, aspell, gettext, ncurses, avahi, dbus, dbus_glib, python
-, libtool, automake, autoconf, gstreamer
-, gtk, glib
-, libXScrnSaver, scrnsaverproto, libX11, xproto, kbproto, ... }: with args;
-/*
-  arguments: all buildInputs
-  optional: purple2Source: purple-2 source - place to copy libpurple from
-    (to use a fresher pidgin build)
-*/
-let
-  externalPurple2 = (lib.attrByPath ["purple2Source"] null args) != null;
-in
-rec {
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://sourceforge/funpidgin/carrier-2.5.0.tar.bz2;
-    sha256 = "0m80s7hnvz5vc2dy3xiy1zfb6incmb7p28zahzxdif2vz44riz28";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [gtkspell aspell
-    gstreamer startupnotification
-    libxml2 openssl nss
-    libXScrnSaver ncurses scrnsaverproto
-    libX11 xproto kbproto GConf avahi
-    dbus dbus_glib glib python
-    autoconf libtool automake];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    pkgconfig gtk perl perlXMLParser gettext
-  ];
-
-  configureFlags="--with-nspr-includes=${nss}/include/nspr"
-    + " --with-nspr-libs=${nss}/lib --with-nss-includes=${nss}/include/nss"
-    + " --with-nss-libs=${nss}/lib --with-ncurses-headers=${ncurses}/include"
-    + " --enable-screensaver --disable-meanwhile --disable-nm --disable-tcl";
-
-  preBuild = fullDepEntry (''
-    export echo=echo
-  '') [];
-
-  /* doConfigure should be specified separately */
-  phaseNames = ["doConfigure" "preBuild" "doMakeInstall"]
-    ++ (lib.optional externalPurple2 "postInstall")
-  ;
-
-  name = "carrier-2.5.0";
-  meta = {
-    description = "PidginIM GUI fork with user-friendly development model";
-    homepage = http://funpidgin.sf.net;
-  };
-} // (if externalPurple2 then {
-  postInstall = fullDepEntry (''
-      mkdir -p $out/lib/purple-2
-      cp ${args.purple2Source}/lib/purple-2/* $out/lib/purple-2/
-    '') ["minInit" "defEnsureDir"]; }
-  else {})
-
-
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2eeedef4d127..e3e64c3237f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11341,11 +11341,6 @@ let
 
   carddav-util = callPackage ../tools/networking/carddav-util { };
 
-  carrier = builderDefsPackage (callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/carrier/2.5.0.nix) {
-    inherit (gnome) startupnotification GConf ;
-  };
-  funpidgin = carrier;
-
   cava = callPackage ../applications/audio/cava { };
 
   cbatticon = callPackage ../applications/misc/cbatticon { };