diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
index 8e82f4d0fe3..b360924dc9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   libgnomecanvas = callPackage ./platform/libgnomecanvas { };
 
-  libgnomecanvasmm = callPackage ./platform/libgnomecanvasmm { };
-
   # for git-head builds
   gnome-common = callPackage platform/gnome-common { };
 
@@ -70,6 +68,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   gtkhtml = throw "gnome2.gtkhtml has been removed"; # 2023-01-15
   gtkhtml4 = throw "gnome2.gtkhtml4 has been removed"; # 2023-01-15
   libglademm = throw "gnome2.libglademm has been removed"; # 2022-01-15
+  libgnomecanvasmm = "gnome2.libgnomecanvasmm 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
   libgnomeprintui = throw "gnome2.libgnomeprintui has been removed"; # 2023-01-15
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomecanvasmm/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomecanvasmm/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cc2d169b7c..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomecanvasmm/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, libgnomecanvas, gtkmm2 }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "libgnomecanvasmm";
-  version = "2.26.0";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/libgnomecanvasmm/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/libgnomecanvasmm-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "996577f97f459a574919e15ba7fee6af8cda38a87a98289e9a4f54752d83e918";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ libgnomecanvas gtkmm2 ];
-}