diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
index 334bd5e7fc2c..ac99c24e308f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 
 #### PLATFORM
 
-  audiofile = callPackage ./platform/audiofile { };
-
-  esound = callPackage ./platform/esound { };
-
   libIDL = callPackage ./platform/libIDL {
     gettext = if stdenv.isDarwin then gettext else null;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/audiofile/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/audiofile/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 74007218347d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/audiofile/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, alsaLib}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "audiofile-0.3.2";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://gnome/sources/audiofile/0.3/audiofile-0.3.2.tar.xz;
-    sha256 = "185j69j6b0vp6h6bb4j4ipvcyysxf63ghxnvdhh8kbc7ixm71hgs";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ alsaLib ];
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/esound/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/esound/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index e273251bfa58..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/esound/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, alsaLib, audiofile}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "esound-0.2.41";
-  
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://gnome/sources/esound/0.2/esound-0.2.41.tar.bz2;
-    sha256 = "04a9ldy7hsvry1xmfhzg5is2dabsp8m6a82vkai64d2blqlxvday";
-  };
-  
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ alsaLib audiofile ];
-}