diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.8.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.8.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index fe5ad4b4e02..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.8.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{ callPackage, ... } @ args:
-
-callPackage ./generic-v3.nix ({
-  version = "3.8.0";
-  sha256 = "0vll02a6k46k720wfh25sl4hdai0130s3ix2l1wh6j1lm9pi7bm8";
-} // args)