diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 64f9dfc48813..7ffd12deeaac 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -284,22 +284,6 @@ let
     inherit (external.rtags) meta;
   };
 
-  helm-swoop = melpaBuild rec {
-    pname   = "helm-swoop";
-    version = "20141224";
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner  = "ShingoFukuyama";
-      repo   = pname;
-      rev    = "06a251f7d7fce2a5719e0862e5855972cd8ab1ae";
-      sha256 = "0nq33ldhbvfbm6jnsxqdf3vwaqrsr2gprkzll081gcyl2s1x0l2m";
-    };
-    packageRequires = [ helm ];
-    meta = {
-      description = "An Emacs mode which constructs an editable grep for a buffer";
-      license = gpl3Plus;
-    };
-  };
-
   # deprecated, part of haskell-mode now
   hi2 = melpaBuild rec {
     pname   = "hi2";