diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rootpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rootpy/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2478f6bfea3..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rootpy/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, fetchPypi, isPy3k, buildPythonPackage, numpy, matplotlib, root, tables, pytest }:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "rootpy";
-  version = "1.0.1";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0zp2bh87l3f0shiqslbvfmavfdj8m80y8fsrz8rsi5pzqj7zr1bx";
-  };
-
-  disabled = isPy3k;
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ matplotlib numpy root tables ];
-
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
-  checkPhase = ''
-    # tests fail with /homeless-shelter
-    export HOME=$PWD
-    # skip problematic tests
-    py.test rootpy -k "not test_stl and not test_cpp and not test_xrootd_glob_single and not test_xrootd_glob_multiple"
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = http://www.rootpy.org;
-    license = licenses.bsd3;
-    description = "Pythonic interface to the ROOT framework";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ veprbl ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 4961a1dd782..159b4842f1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5044,8 +5044,6 @@ in {
 
   Pyro4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyro4 { };
 
-  rootpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rootpy { };
-
   rope = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rope { };
 
   ropper = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ropper { };