diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/janestreet/ppx-fail.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/janestreet/ppx-fail.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f55a6c4eac..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/janestreet/ppx-fail.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, buildOcamlJane,
- ppx_core, ppx_driver, ppx_here, ppx_tools}:
-
-buildOcamlJane {
-  name = "ppx_fail";
-  hash = "1ms5axpc0zg469zj4799nz3wwxi6rmmyvqj52dy03crmpj71s18l";
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ppx_core ppx_driver ppx_here ppx_tools ];
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Syntax extension that makes failwith include a position";
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.maurer ];
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
index b019e96a2f2..351601a2566 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
@@ -1103,11 +1103,6 @@ let
       then janeStreet.ppx_enumerate
       else callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/janestreet/ppx-enumerate.nix {};
 
-    ppx_fail =
-      if lib.versionOlder "4.03" ocaml.version
-      then janeStreet.ppx_fail
-      else callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/janestreet/ppx-fail.nix {};
-
     ppx_fields_conv =
       if lib.versionOlder "4.03" ocaml.version
       then janeStreet.ppx_fields_conv