diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 69a1e4200b2..c1386fea6f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2644,34 +2644,6 @@ in {
 
   characteristic = callPackage ../development/python-modules/characteristic { };
 
-  # This package is no longer actively maintained and can be removed if it becomes broken.
-  cgkit = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    version = "2.0.0";
-    name = "cgkit-${version}";
-    disabled = isPy3k;
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://sourceforge/project/cgkit/cgkit/cgkit-${version}/cgkit-${version}-py2k.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0vvllc42mdyma3c7yqhahs4bfxymm2kvmc4va7dxqr5x0rzh6rd6";
-    };
-
-    patches = [ ../development/python-modules/cgkit/scons-env.patch ];
-
-    buildInputs = with pkgs; [ scons boost mesa ];
-
-    preBuild = ''
-      cd supportlib
-      scons
-      cd -
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      homepage = http://cgkit.sourceforge.net;
-      description = "Python Computer Graphics Kit";
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ expipiplus1 ];
-    };
-  };
-
   cheetah = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "2.4.4";
     name = "cheetah-${version}";