diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rq/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rq/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index fdf11adfb6c0..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rq/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, sqlite, ruby }:
-
-# Package builds rq with all dependencies into one blob. This to ascertain
-# the combination of packages works.
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "rq-3.4.0";
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://www.codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/rq/rq-3.4.0.tgz;
-    sha256 = "1g8wiv83dcn4vzk9wjjzs9vjnwzwpy4h84h34cj32wfz793wfb8b";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ ruby ];
-
-  # patch checks for existing stdin file - sent it upstream
-  patches = [ ./rq.patch ];
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    cd all
-    ./install.sh $out
-    cd ..
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ruby;
-    homepage = "http://www.codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/rq/";
-    description = "Simple cluster queue runner";
-    longDescription = "rq creates instant linux clusters by managing priority work queues, even on a multi-core single machine. This cluster runner is easy to install and easy to manage, contrasting with the common complicated solutions.";
-    pkgMaintainer = "Pjotr Prins";
-    # rq installs a separate Ruby interpreter, which has lower priority
-    priority = "10";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rq/rq.patch b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rq/rq.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d57c7d0a71a8..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rq/rq.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff -r b58e759f84db lib/rq/jobrunner.rb
---- a/lib/rq/jobrunner.rb	Sun Sep 28 13:33:06 2008 +0200
-+++ b/lib/rq/jobrunner.rb	Sun Sep 28 13:35:09 2008 +0200
-@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ unless defined? $__rq_jobrunner__
- 
-         command =
-           if @sh_like 
--            sin = "0<#{ @stdin }" if @stdin
-+            sin = "0<#{ @stdin }" if @stdin and File.exist?(@stdin)
-             sout = "1>#{ @stdout }" if @stdout
-             serr = "2>#{ @stderr }" if @stderr
-             "( PATH=#{ path }:$PATH #{ command } ;) #{ sin } #{ sout } #{ serr }"
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c540ff849c8a..d13ef023af55 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5574,8 +5574,6 @@ let
 
   rubygems = hiPrio (callPackage ../development/interpreters/ruby/rubygems.nix {});
 
-  rq = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/rq { };
-
   scsh = callPackage ../development/interpreters/scsh { };
 
   scheme48 = callPackage ../development/interpreters/scheme48 { };