diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spyder-kernels/0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spyder-kernels/0.x.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 43a2f5b460f6..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spyder-kernels/0.x.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, cloudpickle
-, ipykernel
-, wurlitzer
-, jupyter_client
-, pyzmq
-, numpy
-, pandas
-, scipy
-, matplotlib
-, xarray
-, pytestCheckHook
-, flaky
-, isPy3k
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "spyder-kernels";
-  version = "0.5.2";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "spyder-ide";
-    repo = "spyder-kernels";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1yan589g0470y61bcyjy3wj13i94ndyffckqdyrg97vw2qhfrisb";
-  };
-
-  # requirement xarray not available on Py2k
-  disabled = !isPy3k;
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    cloudpickle
-    ipykernel
-    wurlitzer
-    jupyter_client
-    pyzmq
-  ];
-
-  checkInputs = [
-    numpy
-    pandas
-    scipy
-    matplotlib
-    xarray
-    pytestCheckHook
-    flaky
-  ];
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    export JUPYTER_RUNTIME_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
-
-  # skipped tests:
-  # turtle requires graphics
-  # cython test fails, I don't think this can ever access cython?
-  # umr pathlist test assumes standard directories, not compatible with nix
-  disabledTests = [
-    "test_turtle_launc"
-    "test_umr_skip_cython"
-    "test_umr_pathlist"
-    "test_user_sitepackages_in_pathlist"
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Jupyter kernels for Spyder's console";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kernels";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ gebner marcus7070 ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ea4a6019518d..9b15efe3deb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8155,8 +8155,6 @@ in {
 
   spyder-kernels = callPackage ../development/python-modules/spyder-kernels { };
 
-  spyder-kernels_0_5 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/spyder-kernels/0.x.nix { };
-
   sqlalchemy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sqlalchemy { };
 
   sqlalchemy-citext = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sqlalchemy-citext { };