diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/no-x-libs.nix b/nixos/modules/config/no-x-libs.nix
index b9d5b2b903e..a20910353f3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/no-x-libs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/no-x-libs.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ with lib;
       networkmanager-l2tp = pkgs.networkmanager-l2tp.override { withGnome = false; };
       networkmanager-openconnect = pkgs.networkmanager-openconnect.override { withGnome = false; };
       networkmanager-openvpn = pkgs.networkmanager-openvpn.override { withGnome = false; };
-      networkmanager-pptp = pkgs.networkmanager-pptp.override { withGnome = false; };
       networkmanager-vpnc = pkgs.networkmanager-vpnc.override { withGnome = false; };
       networkmanager-iodine = pkgs.networkmanager-iodine.override { withGnome = false; };
       pinentry = pkgs.pinentry_ncurses;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
index f83fb7a6d5d..10e96eb4036 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ in {
         default = { inherit networkmanager modemmanager wpa_supplicant
                             networkmanager-openvpn networkmanager-vpnc
                             networkmanager-openconnect networkmanager-fortisslvpn
-                            networkmanager-pptp networkmanager-l2tp
-                            networkmanager-iodine; };
+                            networkmanager-l2tp networkmanager-iodine; };
         internal = true;
       };
 
@@ -267,8 +266,6 @@ in {
       message = "You can not use networking.networkmanager with networking.wireless";
     }];
 
-    boot.kernelModules = [ "ppp_mppe" ]; # Needed for most (all?) PPTP VPN connections.
-
     environment.etc = with cfg.basePackages; [
       { source = configFile;
         target = "NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf";
@@ -285,9 +282,6 @@ in {
       { source = "${networkmanager-fortisslvpn}/etc/NetworkManager/VPN/nm-fortisslvpn-service.name";
         target = "NetworkManager/VPN/nm-fortisslvpn-service.name";
       }
-      { source = "${networkmanager-pptp}/etc/NetworkManager/VPN/nm-pptp-service.name";
-        target = "NetworkManager/VPN/nm-pptp-service.name";
-      }
       { source = "${networkmanager-l2tp}/etc/NetworkManager/VPN/nm-l2tp-service.name";
         target = "NetworkManager/VPN/nm-l2tp-service.name";
       }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index 7256013d5d8..10e8ef0ed38 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ in {
       { inherit (pkgs) networkmanager modemmanager wpa_supplicant;
         inherit (pkgs.gnome3) networkmanager-openvpn networkmanager-vpnc
                               networkmanager-openconnect networkmanager-fortisslvpn
-                              networkmanager-pptp networkmanager-iodine
-                              networkmanager-l2tp; };
+                              networkmanager-iodine networkmanager-l2tp; };
 
     # Needed for themes and backgrounds
     environment.pathsToLink = [ "/share" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index c28695ed8e2..f3568888899 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ let
     inherit gnome3;
   };
 
-  networkmanager-pptp = pkgs.networkmanager-pptp.override {
-    inherit gnome3;
-  };
-
   networkmanager-vpnc = pkgs.networkmanager-vpnc.override {
     inherit gnome3;
   };
@@ -436,7 +432,6 @@ let
   networkmanager_l2tp = networkmanager-l2tp; # added 2018-02-25
   networkmanager_openconnect = networkmanager-openconnect; # added 2018-02-25
   networkmanager_openvpn = networkmanager-openvpn; # added 2018-02-25
-  networkmanager_pptp = networkmanager-pptp; # added 2018-02-25
   networkmanager_vpnc = networkmanager-vpnc; # added 2018-02-25
   yelp_xsl = yelp-xsl; # added 2018-02-25
   yelp_tools = yelp-tools; # added 2018-02-25
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/pptp.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/pptp.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6844ca53456..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/pptp.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, networkmanager, pptp, ppp, intltool, pkgconfig
-, libsecret, withGnome ? true, gnome3 }:
-
-let
-  pname   = "NetworkManager-pptp";
-  version = "1.2.4";
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name    = "${pname}${if withGnome then "-gnome" else ""}-${version}";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url    = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "bd97ce768c34cce6d5b5d43681149a8300bec754397a3f46a0d8d0aea7030c5e";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ networkmanager pptp ppp libsecret ]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals withGnome [ gnome3.gtk gnome3.libgnome-keyring
-                                        gnome3.networkmanagerapplet ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ intltool pkgconfig ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    sed -i -e 's%"\(/usr/sbin\|/usr/pkg/sbin\|/usr/local/sbin\)/[^"]*",%%g' ./src/nm-pptp-service.c
-
-    substituteInPlace ./src/nm-pptp-service.c \
-      --replace /sbin/pptp ${pptp}/bin/pptp \
-      --replace /sbin/pppd ${ppp}/bin/pppd
-  '';
-
-  configureFlags =
-    if withGnome then "--with-gnome --with-gtkver=3" else "--without-gnome";
-
-  passthru = {
-    updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
-      packageName = pname;
-      attrPath = "networkmanager-pptp";
-    };
-  };
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "PPtP plugin for NetworkManager";
-    inherit (networkmanager.meta) maintainers platforms;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 4e91dee6a40..9962c3c8fe6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ mapAliases (rec {
   networkmanager_l2tp = networkmanager-l2tp; # added 2018-02-25
   networkmanager_openconnect = networkmanager-openconnect; # added 2018-02-25
   networkmanager_openvpn = networkmanager-openvpn; # added 2018-02-25
-  networkmanager_pptp = networkmanager-pptp; # added 2018-02-25
   networkmanager_vpnc = networkmanager-vpnc; # added 2018-02-25
   nmap_graphical = nmap-graphical;  # added 2017-01-19
   nfsUtils = nfs-utils;  # added 2014-12-06
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9b35ca3eeae..3e34ceacd68 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3841,8 +3841,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   networkmanager-openvpn = callPackage ../tools/networking/network-manager/openvpn.nix { };
 
-  networkmanager-pptp = callPackage ../tools/networking/network-manager/pptp.nix { };
-
   networkmanager-l2tp = callPackage ../tools/networking/network-manager/l2tp.nix { };
 
   networkmanager-vpnc = callPackage ../tools/networking/network-manager/vpnc.nix { };