diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 74b00ad6ff2c..0409ce9d055f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10381,31 +10381,6 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-
-  django_1_7 = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "Django-${version}";
-    version = "1.7.11";
-    disabled = pythonOlder "2.7";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "http://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.7/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "18arf0zr98q2gxhimm2fgh0avwcdax1mcnps0cyn06wgrr7i8f90";
-    };
-
-    # too complicated to setup
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    # patch only $out/bin to avoid problems with starter templates (see #3134)
-    postFixup = ''
-      wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/bin "$out $pythonPath"
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A high-level Python Web framework";
-      homepage = https://www.djangoproject.com/;
-    };
-  };
-
   django_1_6 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "Django-${version}";
     version = "1.6.11.5";
@@ -10597,7 +10572,7 @@ in {
       sha256 = "0wxvpmjdzk0aajk33y4himn3wqjx7k0aqlka9j8ay3yfav78bdq0";
     };
 
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ django_1_7 ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ django ];
 
     # tests appear to be broken on 0.6.1 at least
     doCheck = ( version != "0.6.1" );