diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/deepin-wm/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/deepin-wm/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 13b115e7042..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/deepin-wm/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, intltool, libtool, vala, gnome3,
-  dbus, bamf, clutter-gtk, pantheon, libgee, libcanberra-gtk3,
-  libwnck3, deepin-menu, deepin-mutter, deepin-wallpapers,
-  deepin-desktop-schemas, wrapGAppsHook, deepin }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "deepin-wm";
-  version = "1.9.38";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "linuxdeepin";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1qhdnv4x78f0gkr94q0j8x029fk9ji4m9jdipgrdm83pnahib80g";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkgconfig
-    intltool
-    libtool
-    vala
-    gnome3.gnome-common
-    wrapGAppsHook
-    deepin.setupHook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    bamf
-    clutter-gtk
-    dbus
-    deepin-desktop-schemas
-    deepin-menu
-    deepin-mutter
-    deepin-wallpapers
-    gnome3.gnome-desktop
-    libcanberra-gtk3
-    libgee
-    libwnck3
-    pantheon.granite
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    searchHardCodedPaths  # debugging
-
-    # fix background path
-    fixPath ${deepin-wallpapers} /usr/share/backgrounds src/Background/BackgroundSource.vala
-    sed -i 's|default_background.jpg|deepin/desktop.jpg|' src/Background/BackgroundSource.vala
-
-    # fix executable paths in desktop files
-    sed -i -e "s,Exec=dbus-send,Exec=${dbus}/bin/dbus-send," data/gala-multitaskingview.desktop.in
-    sed -i -e "s,Exec=deepin-wm,Exec=$out/bin/deepin-wm," data/gala.desktop
-  '';
-
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-DWNCK_I_KNOW_THIS_IS_UNSTABLE";
-
-  preConfigure = ''
-    NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
-  '';
-
-  postFixup = ''
-    searchHardCodedPaths $out  # debugging
-  '';
-
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
-  passthru.updateScript = deepin.updateScript { inherit ;name = "${pname}-${version}"; };
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Deepin Window Manager";
-    homepage = https://github.com/linuxdeepin/deepin-wm;
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ romildo ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/default.nix
index 61db4ca0571..85db81aedab 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/default.nix
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ let
     };
     deepin-turbo = callPackage ./deepin-turbo { };
     deepin-wallpapers = callPackage ./deepin-wallpapers { };
-    deepin-wm = callPackage ./deepin-wm {
-      vala = pkgs.vala_0_40;
-    };
     dpa-ext-gnomekeyring = callPackage ./dpa-ext-gnomekeyring { };
     dtkcore = callPackage ./dtkcore { };
     dtkwidget = callPackage ./dtkwidget { };