diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libressl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libressl/default.nix
index 154e84cfd0a2..23361d03aa5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libressl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libressl/default.nix
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ let
 
 in {
 
-  libressl_2_6 = generic {
-    version = "2.6.5";
-    sha256 = "0anx9nlgixdjn811zclim85jm5yxmxwycj71ix27rlhr233xz7l5";
-  };
-
   libressl_2_7 = generic {
     version = "2.7.4";
     sha256 = "19kxa5i97q7p6rrps9qm0nd8zqhdjvzx02j72400c73cl2nryfhy";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7d0098a8cb1e..dca33827561a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11859,11 +11859,10 @@ in
   openvdb = callPackage ../development/libraries/openvdb {};
 
   inherit (callPackages ../development/libraries/libressl { })
-    libressl_2_6
     libressl_2_7
     libressl_2_8;
 
-  libressl = libressl_2_7;
+  libressl = libressl_2_8;
 
   boringssl = callPackage ../development/libraries/boringssl { };