diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index d9c2d776ed1..59bcedd37e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -4444,17 +4444,7 @@ let
     };
   };
 
-  DigestMD5 = buildPerlPackage {
-    name = "Digest-MD5-2.55";
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/G/GA/GAAS/Digest-MD5-2.55.tar.gz;
-      sha256 = "03b198a2d14425d951e5e50a885d3818c3162c8fe4c21e18d7798a9a179d0e3c";
-    };
-    meta = {
-      description = "Perl interface to the MD-5 algorithm";
-      license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
-    };
-  };
+  DigestMD5 = null; # part of Perl 5.26
 
   DigestMD5File = buildPerlPackage {
     name = "Digest-MD5-File-0.08";