diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 3cac8f6c607..adc688cdcde 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -284,21 +284,6 @@ let
     inherit (external.rtags) meta;
   };
 
-  go-mode = melpaBuild rec {
-    pname = "go-mode";
-    version = "20150817";
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner  = "dominikh";
-      repo   = "go-mode.el";
-      rev    = "5d53a13bd193653728e74102c81aa931b780c9a9";
-      sha256 = "0hvssmvzvn13j18282nsq8fclyjs0x103gj9bp6fhmzxmzl56l7g";
-    };
-    meta = {
-      description = "Go language support for Emacs";
-      license = bsd3;
-    };
-  };
-
   god-mode = melpaBuild rec {
     pname   = "god-mode";
     version = "20140811";