diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-desktop/beta.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-desktop/beta.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d6854460d6..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-desktop/beta.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, dpkg, gnome2, atk, cairo, gdk_pixbuf, glib, freetype,
-fontconfig, dbus, libX11, xorg, libXi, libXcursor, libXdamage, libXrandr,
-libXcomposite, libXext, libXfixes, libXrender, libXtst, libXScrnSaver, nss,
-nspr, alsaLib, cups, expat, udev
-}:
-let
-  rpath = lib.makeLibraryPath [
-    alsaLib
-    atk
-    cairo
-    cups
-    dbus
-    expat
-    fontconfig
-    freetype
-    gdk_pixbuf
-    glib
-    gnome2.GConf
-    gnome2.gtk
-    gnome2.pango
-    libX11
-    libXScrnSaver
-    libXcomposite
-    libXcursor
-    libXdamage
-    libXext
-    libXfixes
-    libXi
-    libXrandr
-    libXrender
-    libXtst
-    nspr
-    nss
-    stdenv.cc.cc
-    udev
-    xorg.libxcb
-  ];
-
-in
-  stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-    name = "signal-desktop-${version}";
-
-    version = "1.1.0-beta.5";
-
-    src =
-      if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then
-        fetchurl {
-          url = "https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/pool/main/s/signal-desktop-beta/signal-desktop-beta_${version}_amd64.deb";
-          sha256 = "1kllym2iazp9i5afrh0vmsqqlh5b8i6f929p5yhl8bl4zd17zwpx";
-        }
-      else
-        throw "Signal for Desktop is not currently supported on ${stdenv.system}";
-
-    phases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ dpkg ];
-    unpackPhase = "dpkg-deb -x $src .";
-    installPhase = ''
-      mkdir -p $out
-      cp -R opt $out
-      cp -R usr/share $out/share
-
-      chmod -R g-w $out
-
-      # Patch signal
-      patchelf --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
-               --set-rpath "${rpath}:$out/opt/Signal Beta" \
-               "$out/opt/Signal Beta/signal-desktop-beta"
-
-      # Symlink to bin
-      mkdir -p $out/bin
-      ln -s "$out/opt/Signal Beta/signal-desktop-beta" $out/bin/signal-desktop-beta
-
-      # Fix the desktop link
-      substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/signal-desktop-beta.desktop \
-        --replace "/opt/Signal Beta/signal-desktop-beta" $out/bin/signal-desktop-beta
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Signal Private Messenger for the Desktop (Beta version)";
-      homepage    = https://signal.org/;
-      license     = lib.licenses.gpl3;
-      maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ixmatus benley ];
-      platforms   = [
-        "x86_64-linux"
-      ];
-      # Marked as broken on 2018-04-17. Reason: The most recent version is
-      # 1.8.0-beta.1, while this is still 1.1.0-beta.5 (2017-12-09). The stable
-      # package (signal-desktop) should be used instead (currently at version
-      # 1.7.1, i.e. up-to-date).
-      broken = true;
-    };
-  }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index da150ae19ca..487e937cb08 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5167,8 +5167,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   signal-desktop = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-desktop { };
 
-  signal-desktop-beta = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/signal-desktop/beta.nix { };
-
   # aka., pgp-tools
   signing-party = callPackage ../tools/security/signing-party { };