diff --git a/pkgs/misc/synaptics/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/synaptics/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c809046130db..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/misc/synaptics/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-args: with args;
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "synaptics-0.14.6";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/files/synaptics-0.14.6.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "1102cd575045640a064ab6f9b1e391af";
-  };
-
-  preBuild = "export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE=\"\${NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE} -I${pixman}/include/pixman-1\";
-  	sed -e '/local-[>]motion_history_proc/d; /local-[>]history_size/d;' -i synaptics.c
-	sed -e '/ALLINCLUDES = /iX_INCLUDES_ROOT = /homeless-shelter' -i Makefile
-	sed -e 's@^CFLAGS =.*@& -DDBG=//@' -i Makefile
-	sed -e 's/miPointerGetMotionBufferSize()/&,2/' -i synaptics.c
-	sed -e 's/miPointerGetMotionEvents/GetMotionHistory/' -i synaptics.c
-	sed -e 's/miPointerGetMotionBufferSize/GetMotionHistorySize/' -i synaptics.c
-	";
-  makeFlags="DESTDIR=\${out} PREFIX=/ ";
-  buildInputs = [libX11 pkgconfig xorgserver libXi libXext pixman xf86inputevdev];
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Driver for synaptics touchpad.";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f34cb0c82185..fe971c37fa9b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9199,12 +9199,6 @@ let
     inherit stdenv fetchurl cups zlib;
   };
 
-  synaptics = import ../misc/synaptics {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig;
-    inherit (xlibs) libX11 libXi libXext pixman xf86inputevdev;
-    inherit (xorg) xorgserver;
-  };
-
   tetex = import ../misc/tex/tetex {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv flex bison zlib libpng ncurses ed;
   };