diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index eb75509f772..c63101124fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -284,21 +284,6 @@ let
     inherit (external.rtags) meta;
   };
 
-  ido-ubiquitous = melpaBuild rec {
-    pname   = "ido-ubiquitous";
-    version = "2.17";
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner  = "DarwinAwardWinner";
-      repo   = pname;
-      rev    = "323e4cddc05d5a4546c1b64132b2b1e9f8896452";
-      sha256 = "0wdjz3cqzrxhrk68g5gyvc9j2rb6f4yw00xbjgw9ldwlhmkwy5ja";
-    };
-    meta = {
-      description = "Does what you expected ido-everywhere should do in Emacs";
-      license = gpl3Plus;
-    };
-  };
-
   idris-mode = melpaBuild rec {
     pname   = "idris-mode";
     version = "0.9.19";