diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xlaunch/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xlaunch/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b7927ca8cb8..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/xlaunch/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, xorgserver }:
-
-# !!! What does this package do, and does it belong in Nixpkgs?
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "xlaunch";
-  inherit xorgserver;
-  buildCommand = "
-    cat << EOF > realizeuid.c
-    #include <sys/types.h>
-    #include <unistd.h>
-    #include <stdio.h>
-    int main(int argc, char ** argv, char ** envp)
-    {
-      uid_t a,b,c;
-      int i;
-      char *nargv[10000];
-      char arg1 [10];
-      nargv[0]=argv[0];
-      for (i=1; i<=argc; i++){
-        nargv[i+1]=argv[i];
-      }
-      nargv[1]=arg1;
-      getresuid (&a,&b,&c);
-      snprintf(arg1,8,\"%d\",a);
-      setresuid(c,c,c);
-      execve(\"\$out/libexec/xlaunch\", nargv, envp);
-    }
-EOF
-    mkdir -p \$out/bin
-    mkdir -p \$out/libexec
-    gcc realizeuid.c -o \$out/bin/xlaunch
-    echo '#! ${stdenv.shell}
-      USER=\$(egrep '\\''^[-a-z0-9A-Z_]*:[^:]*:'\\''\$1'\\'':'\\'' /etc/passwd | sed -e '\\''s/:.*//'\\'' )
-      shift
-      case \"\$1\" in 
-        :*) export _display=\"\$1\"; 
-        shift
-      esac
-      _display=\${_display:-:0}
-      _display=\${_display#:}
-      echo Using :\$_display
-      if [ -n \"\$DO_X_RESET\" ]; then 
-        RESET_OPTION=\"-once\"
-      else
-        RESET_OPTION=\"-noreset\"
-      fi;
-      XCMD=\"\$(egrep \"^Environment=\" /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service | sed -e \"s/Environment=/ export /\" | sed -e '\\''s/#.*//'\\'' ; echo export _XARGS_=\\\$\\( grep xserver_arguments \\\$SLIM_CFGFILE \\| sed -e s/xserver_arguments// \\| sed -e s/:0/:\${_display}/ \\| sed -e s/vt7/vt\$((7+_display))/ \\) ; echo ${xorgserver.out}/bin/X \\\$_XARGS_ \$RESET_OPTION )\" 
-      PRE_XCMD=\"\$(egrep \"^ExecStartPre=\" /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service | sed -e \"\s/ExecStartPre=//\")\"
-      echo \"\$PRE_XCMD\" 
-      echo \"\$PRE_XCMD\" | bash
-      echo \"\$XCMD\" 
-      echo \"\$XCMD\" | bash &
-      while ! test -e /tmp/.X11-unix/X\$_display &>/dev/null ; do sleep 0.5; done
-      su -l \${USER:-identityless-shelter} -c \"DISPLAY=:\$_display \$*\";
-    ' >\$out/libexec/xlaunch
-    chmod a+x \$out/libexec/xlaunch
-  ";
-  meta = {
-    description = ''Wrapper to parse NixOS-specific X environment and launch a custom X session'';
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin ];
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c20868a5503..20846fb951b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15296,8 +15296,6 @@ in
 
   xtrace = callPackage ../tools/X11/xtrace { };
 
-  xlaunch = callPackage ../tools/X11/xlaunch { };
-
   xmacro = callPackage ../tools/X11/xmacro { };
 
   xmove = callPackage ../applications/misc/xmove { };