diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/neurotools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/neurotools/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b117d7a79a37..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/neurotools/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy3k
-, scipy, numpy, matplotlib, tables, pyaml, urllib3, rpy2, mpi4py }:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "NeuroTools";
-  version = "0.3.1";
-  disabled = isPy3k;
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0ly6qa87l3afhksab06vp1iimlbm1kdnsw98mxcnpzz9q07l4nd4";
-  };
-
-  # Tests are not automatically run
-  # Many tests fail (using py.test), and some need R
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    scipy
-    numpy
-    matplotlib
-    tables
-    pyaml
-    urllib3
-    rpy2
-    mpi4py
-  ];
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Collection of tools to support analysis of neural activity";
-    homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/NeuroTools;
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nico202 ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5fc1808bf7c3..f9df5646d8eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2243,8 +2243,6 @@ in {
 
   howdoi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/howdoi {};
 
-  neurotools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/neurotools {};
-
   jdatetime = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jdatetime {};
 
   daphne = callPackage ../development/python-modules/daphne { };