diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 437cae25f2b..c3561feab59 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -311,21 +311,6 @@ let
     inherit lib;
   };
 
-  perspective = melpaBuild rec {
-    pname   = "perspective";
-    version = "1.12";
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner  = "nex3";
-      repo   = "${pname}-el";
-      rev    = version;
-      sha256 = "12c2rrhysrcl2arc6hpzv6lxbb1r3bzlvdp23hnp9sci6yc10k3q";
-    };
-    meta = {
-      description = "Tagged workspaces like in most tiling window managers, but in Emacs";
-      license = gpl3Plus;
-    };
-  };
-
   pkg-info = melpaBuild rec {
     pname   = "pkg-info";
     version = "20140610";