diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5ff6217ad34..eb54778936a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3904,18 +3904,6 @@ in {
 
   sphinx = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinx { };
 
-  sphinx_1_2 = self.sphinx.overridePythonAttrs rec {
-    name = "sphinx-1.2.3";
-    version = "1.2.3";
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/s/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.3.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "94933b64e2fe0807da0612c574a021c0dac28c7bd3c4a23723ae5a39ea8f3d04";
-    };
-    postPatch = '''';
-    # Tests requires Pygments >=2.0.2 which isn't worth keeping around for this:
-    doCheck = false;
-  };
-
   sphinxcontrib-websupport = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-websupport { };
 
   hieroglyph = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hieroglyph { };