diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ovito/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ovito/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a33e5d19b44e..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ovito/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitLab
-, cmake
-, ffmpeg
-, netcdf
-, qscintilla
-, zlib
-, boost
-, git
-, fftw
-, hdf5
-, libssh
-, qt5
-, python
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "3.3.5";
-  pname = "ovito";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitLab {
-    owner = "stuko";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "2tptLK0RU0afSFFE7uzL8bZ5j+nyRyh97ujJAHFh0wQ=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake git ];
-  buildInputs = [ ffmpeg netcdf qscintilla zlib boost zlib fftw hdf5 libssh qt5.qtbase qt5.qtsvg ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python.pkgs; [ sphinx numpy sip pyqt5 matplotlib ase ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Scientific visualization and analysis software for atomistic simulation data";
-    homepage = "https://www.ovito.org";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl3Only mit ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ costrouc ];
-    # ensures not built on hydra
-    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/46846#issuecomment-436388048
-    hydraPlatforms = [ ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index cc0ab7e8c8f3..73495787778e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4627,8 +4627,6 @@ in {
 
   ovh = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ovh { };
 
-  ovito = toPythonModule (pkgs.libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/python-modules/ovito { inherit python; });
-
   owslib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/owslib { };
 
   oyaml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/oyaml { };