diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/erlang/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/erlang/default.nix
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-{ stdenv, erlang }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-
-  name = "erlang-mode-${erlang.version}";
-
-  buildInputs = [ ];
-
-  inherit erlang;
-
-  buildCommand = ''
-    mkdir -p "$out/share/emacs/site-lisp"
-    cp "$erlang/lib/erlang/lib/tools"*/emacs/*.el $out/share/emacs/site-lisp/
-  '';
-
-  # emacs highlighting */
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    homepage = https://github.com/erlang/otp;
-    description = "Erlang mode for Emacs";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.samuelrivas ];
-  };
-}