diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/update.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/update.nix
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index e169dce4be4..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/update.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{ nix-update }:
-
-{ attrPath }:
-
-
-# We're using nix-update https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update which can technically
-# update way more than just pantheon.
-[ "${nix-update}/bin/nix-update" attrPath ]