diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index b2480ac7861..44121945fec 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -235,23 +235,6 @@ let
     };
   };
 
-  auctex = melpaBuild rec {
-    pname   = "auctex";
-    version = "11.87.7";
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url    = "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/${pname}-${version}.tar";
-      sha256 = "07bhw8zc3d1f2basjy80njmxpsp4f70kg3ynkch9ghlai3mm2b7n";
-    };
-    buildPhase = ''
-      cp $src ${pname}-${version}.tar
-    '';
-    meta = {
-      description = "Extensible package for writing and formatting TeX files in GNU Emacs and XEmacs";
-      homepage = https://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/;
-      license = gpl3Plus;
-    };
-  };
-
   autotetris = melpaBuild {
     pname = "autotetris-mode";
     version = "20141114.846";