diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.4.1.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.4.1.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ab8dc18ad0a..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.4.1.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{ cabal }:
-
-cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
-  pname = "primitive";
-  version = "0.4.1";
-  sha256 = "06999i59xhvjwfdbnr1n09zkvg7lnim64nqxqlvk0x6slkidb7f6";
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "http://code.haskell.org/primitive";
-    description = "Wrappers for primitive operations";
-    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
-    maintainers = [
-      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
-      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
-    ];
-  };
-})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a7ce3532d4..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{ cabal }:
-
-cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
-  pname = "primitive";
-  version = "0.5";
-  sha256 = "0m2gv7lac7q24cy02bbc7hq41awjxzs8dcjc6j2nv8xiq14cp3mk";
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "http://code.haskell.org/primitive";
-    description = "Primitive memory-related operations";
-    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
-    maintainers = [
-      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
-      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
-    ];
-  };
-})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index bdd875f0df5..076eba9433c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
     alex         = self.alex_3_0_5;             # 7.6 ok
     haddock      = self.haddock_2_13_1;         # 7.6 ok
     happy        = self.happy_1_18_10;          # 7.6 ok
-    primitive    = self.primitive_0_5_0_1; # semi-official, but specified
+    primitive    = self.primitive_0_5_0_1;      # semi-official, but specified
   };
 
   haskellPlatformArgs_2012_4_0_0 = self : {
@@ -1477,8 +1477,6 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   punycode = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/punycode {};
 
-  primitive_0_4_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.4.1.nix {};
-  primitive_0_5   = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.nix   {};
   primitive_0_5_0_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.0.1.nix   {};
   primitive = self.primitive_0_5_0_1;