diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/offline-distutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/offline-distutils/default.nix
index d325e23a9d69..2ed41b08bb71 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/offline-distutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/offline-distutils/default.nix
@@ -18,17 +18,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 allow-hosts = None
 EOF
   '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "distutils configured to disallow downloads";
-    longDescription = ''
-      A normal distutils with added distutils.cfg to set allow-hosts
-      to None. This dissallows easy_install to download any packages.
-      It is used by buildPythonPackage to ensure that no packages are
-      downloaded during build/test/install.
-    '';
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.psfl;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ simons chaoflow ];
-  };
 }