diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b1c79a77dc59..bff6727df0ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9802,29 +9802,6 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  django_1_5 = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "Django-${version}";
-    version = "1.5.12";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "http://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.5/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1vbcvn6ncg7hq5i1w95h746vkq9lmp120vx63h3p56z5nsz7gpmk";
-    };
-
-    # too complicated to setup
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    # patch only $out/bin to avoid problems with starter templates (see #3134)
-    postFixup = ''
-      wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/bin "$out $pythonPath"
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A high-level Python Web framework";
-      homepage = https://www.djangoproject.com/;
-    };
-  };
-
   django_appconf = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "django-appconf-${version}";
     version = "1.0.1";