diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 9dab675edce..efb3889a4e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -311,22 +311,6 @@ let
     inherit lib;
   };
 
-  rust-mode = melpaBuild rec {
-    pname = "rust-mode";
-    version = "20151026";
-
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "rust-lang";
-      repo = pname;
-      rev = "1761a9c212cdbc46cab5377c0ce90f96e33b2fbb";
-      sha256 = "1wvjisi26lb4g5rjq80kq9jmf1r2m3isy47nwrnahfzxk886qfbq";
-      };
-    meta = {
-      description = "A major mode for editing rust code";
-      license = asl20;
-    };
-  };
-
   s = melpaBuild rec {
     pname   = "s";
     version = "20151023";