diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
index 3dfcc5190974..64648c2894f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   libgnomeprint = callPackage ./platform/libgnomeprint { };
 
-  libgnomeprintui = callPackage ./platform/libgnomeprintui { };
-
   libgnomecups = callPackage ./platform/libgnomecups { };
 
   libgtkhtml = callPackage ./platform/libgtkhtml { };
@@ -80,5 +78,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   gnome_python = throw "gnome2.gnome_python has been removed"; # 2023-01-14
   gnome_python_desktop = throw "gnome2.gnome_python_desktop has been removed"; # 2023-01-14
   libglademm = throw "gnome2.libglademm has been removed"; # 2022-01-15
+  libgnomeprintui = throw "gnome2.libgnomeprintui has been removed"; # 2023-01-15
   python_rsvg = throw "gnome2.python_rsvg has been removed"; # 2023-01-14
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomeprintui/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomeprintui/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f8a647a5b5a5..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/libgnomeprintui/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gtk2, gettext, intltool, libgnomecanvas, libgnomeprint, gnome-icon-theme }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "libgnomeprintui";
-  version = "2.18.6";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/libgnomeprintui/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/libgnomeprintui-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0spl8vinb5n6n1krnfnr61dwaxidg67h8j94z9p59k2xdsvfashm";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config intltool ];
-  buildInputs = [ gtk2 gettext libgnomecanvas libgnomeprint gnome-icon-theme];
-}