diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/cabal-dev/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/cabal-dev/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index fef9892bce8..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/cabal-dev/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{ cabal, Cabal, cabalInstall, filepath, HTTP, mtl, network, setenv
-, tar, transformers, zlib
-}:
-
-cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
-  pname = "cabal-dev";
-  version = "0.9.2";
-  sha256 = "1372bpn8s7d7nm01ggp3m98ldrynidbchk3p14yrjysvxwr3l6q8";
-  isLibrary = false;
-  isExecutable = true;
-  buildDepends = [
-    Cabal filepath HTTP mtl network setenv tar transformers zlib
-  ];
-  buildTools = [ cabalInstall ];
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "http://github.com/creswick/cabal-dev";
-    description = "Manage sandboxed Haskell build environments";
-    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
-  };
-})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 493355e3041..fa3e2f008e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -2721,10 +2721,6 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
               else self.Cabal_1_18_1_3;
   };
 
-  cabalDev = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/cabal-dev {
-    HTTP = self.HTTP.override { network = self.network_2_4_1_2; };
-  };
-
   cabalMeta = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/cabal-meta {};
 
   cabal2Ghci = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/cabal2ghci {};