diff --git a/doc/package-notes.xml b/doc/package-notes.xml
index 6dae036b3382..8a35e640324d 100644
--- a/doc/package-notes.xml
+++ b/doc/package-notes.xml
@@ -105,16 +105,6 @@ $ make menuconfig ARCH=<replaceable>arch</replaceable></screen>
           </para>
         </listitem>
 
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Make sure that
-          <literal>CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING</literal> is <emphasis>not
-          set</emphasis> (otherwise <command>fbsplash</command> won't
-          work).  This option has a tendency to be enabled as a
-          side-effect of other options.  If it is, investigate why
-          (there's probably another option that forces it to be on)
-          and fix it.</para>
-        </listitem>
-
         <listitem>
           <para>Copy <filename>.config</filename> over the new config
           file (e.g. <filename>config-2.6.22-i686-smp</filename>).</para>
@@ -137,22 +127,9 @@ $ make menuconfig ARCH=<replaceable>arch</replaceable></screen>
     kernel modules and kernel-dependent packages listed in the
     <varname>kernelPackagesFor</varname> function in
     <filename>all-packages.nix</filename> (such as the NVIDIA drivers,
-    AUFS, splashutils, etc.).  If the updated packages aren’t
-    backwards compatible with older kernels, you need to keep the
-    older versions and use some conditionals.  For example, new
-    kernels require splashutils 1.5 while old kernel require 1.3, so
-    <varname>kernelPackagesFor</varname> says:
-
-      <programlisting>
-splashutils =
-  if kernel.features ? fbSplash then splashutils_13 else
-  if kernel.features ? fbConDecor then splashutils_15 else
-  null;
-
-splashutils_13 = ...;
-splashutils_15 = ...;</programlisting>
-
-    </para>
+    AUFS, etc.).  If the updated packages aren’t backwards compatible
+    with older kernels, you may need to keep the older versions
+    around.</para>
   </listitem>
 
 </orderedlist>
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index da832359979b..01a605aac309 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ with stdenv.lib;
   ''}
   BCMA_HOST_PCI y
 
-  # Some settings to make sure that fbcondecor works - in particular,
-  # disable tileblitting and the drivers that need it.
-
   # Enable various FB devices.
   FB y
   FB_EFI y
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 86bdd7eee9ba..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib, libjpeg }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "splashutils-1.5.4.3";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/splashutils/current/splashutils-1.5.4.3.tar.bz2;
-    sha256 = "0vn0ifqp9a3bmprzx2yr82hgq8m2y5xv8qcifs2plz6p3lidagpg";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ zlib libjpeg ];
-  
-  configureFlags = "--without-ttf --without-png --without-gpm --with-themedir=/etc/splash KLCC=gcc";
-
-  dontDisableStatic = true;
-
-  preConfigure = ''
-    configureFlags="$configureFlags --with-essential-prefix=$out"
-    substituteInPlace src/common.h \
-      --replace 'FBSPLASH_DIR"/sys"' '"/sys"' \
-      --replace 'FBSPLASH_DIR"/proc"' '"/proc"'
-    substituteInPlace src/Makefile.in \
-      --replace '-all-static' "" \
-      --replace '-static' ""
-  '';
-
-  CPP = "gcc -E";
-  CXXCPP = "g++ -E";
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fPIC";
-
-  passthru = {
-    helperName = "sbin/fbcondecor_helper";
-    controlName = "sbin/fbcondecor_ctl";
-    helperProcFile = "/proc/sys/kernel/fbcondecor";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8bf9da517b23..0217f664729e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6658,11 +6658,6 @@ let
       linuxHeaders = glibc.kernelHeaders;
     };
 
-    splashutils = let hasFbConDecor = if self.kernel ? features
-      then self.kernel.features ? fbConDecor
-      else self.kernel.config.isEnabled "FB_CON_DECOR";
-    in if hasFbConDecor then pkgs.splashutils else null;
-
     /* compiles but has to be integrated into the kernel somehow
        Let's have it uncommented and finish it..
     */
@@ -6866,8 +6861,6 @@ let
 
   shadow = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/shadow { };
 
-  splashutils = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/splashutils/default.nix { };
-
   statifier = builderDefsPackage (import ../os-specific/linux/statifier) { };
 
   sysfsutils = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysfsutils { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
index bad99175714c..ef7bc038c62f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ with (import ./release-lib.nix);
   sharutils = all;
   sloccount = allBut "i686-cygwin";
   smartmontools = all;
-  splashutils = linux;
   sqlite = allBut "i686-cygwin";
   squid = linux;
   ssmtp = linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
index 557203f9fb10..87b63e33891f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ let
       sloccount = allBut "i686-cygwin";
       smartmontools = linux;
       spidermonkey = linux;
-      splashutils = linux;
       sqlite = allBut "i686-cygwin";
       squid = linux;
       ssmtp = linux;