diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
index f04eddb74f46..ba863c08a2b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   libbonoboui = callPackage ./platform/libbonoboui { };
 
-  gtkhtml = callPackage ./platform/gtkhtml { enchant = pkgs.enchant1; };
-
   gtkhtml4 = callPackage ./platform/gtkhtml/4.x.nix { enchant = pkgs.enchant2; };
 
   gtkglext = callPackage ./platform/gtkglext { };
@@ -71,6 +69,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   gnome_common = gnome-common;
   gnome_python = throw "gnome2.gnome_python has been removed"; # 2023-01-14
   gnome_python_desktop = throw "gnome2.gnome_python_desktop has been removed"; # 2023-01-14
+  gtkhtml = throw "gnome2.gtkhtml has been removed"; # 2023-01-15
   libglademm = throw "gnome2.libglademm has been removed"; # 2022-01-15
   libgnomecups = throw "gnome2.libgnomecups has been removed"; # 2023-01-15
   libgnomeprint = throw "gnome2.libgnomeprint has been removed"; # 2023-01-15
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gtkhtml/01_remove-disable-deprecated.patch b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gtkhtml/01_remove-disable-deprecated.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d9a179d236b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gtkhtml/01_remove-disable-deprecated.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur gtkhtml-3.32.2-orig/configure gtkhtml-3.32.2/configure
---- gtkhtml-3.32.2-orig/configure	2011-02-05 23:12:31.000000000 -0500
-+++ gtkhtml-3.32.2/configure	2011-04-22 13:03:18.228874636 -0400
-@@ -5761,12 +5761,7 @@
- 
- if test "x${enable_deprecated_flags}" = "xyes"; then
- 
--  list="-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
--		-DPANGO_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
--		-DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
--		-DGDK_PIXBUF_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
--		-DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
--		-DGNOME_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
-+  list=""
-   flags_supported=""
-   flags_unsupported=""
-   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for supported compiler flags" >&5
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gtkhtml/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gtkhtml/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 206494e70224..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gtkhtml/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gtk2, intltool,
-GConf, enchant, isocodes, gnome-icon-theme }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "gtkhtml";
-  version = "3.32.2";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gtkhtml/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/gtkhtml-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "17z3jwvpn8waz7bhwrk7a6vs9pad6sqmlxxcqwvxxq89ywy0ail7";
-  };
-
-  #From Debian, fixes build issue described here:
-  #http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-rc@lists.debian.org/msg250091.html
-  patches = [ ./01_remove-disable-deprecated.patch ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config intltool ];
-  buildInputs = [ gtk2 GConf enchant isocodes gnome-icon-theme ];
-
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lgthread-2.0";
-}