diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/update.sh b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/update.sh
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index 47d3dfb3d5fe..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/update.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#!nix-shell -i bash -p libarchive curl common-updater-scripts
-
-set -eu -o pipefail
-
-cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
-root=../../..
-export NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1
-
-lxqt_version=0.14.1
-lxqtrepo=https://downloads.lxqt.org/${lxqt_version}.html
-
-version() {
-    (cd "$root" && nix-instantiate --eval --strict -A "$1.version" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '"')
-}
-
-update_lxqt() {
-    local pname
-    local pversion
-    curl -sS ${lxqtrepo} | sed -rne 's|.*<a href=.*>(.+) (.+)</a><br>|\1 \2|p' |
-        while read pname pversion; do
-            local pversionold=$(version lxqt.$pname)
-            if [[ "$pversion" = "$pversionold" ]]; then
-                echo "nothing to do, $pname $pversion is current"
-            else
-                echo "$pname: $pversionold -> $pversion"
-                (cd "$root"
-                 local pfile=$(EDITOR=echo nix edit -f. lxqt.$pname 2>/dev/null)
-                 update-source-version lxqt.$pname "$pversion"
-                 git add $pfile
-                 git commit -m "lxqt.$pname: $pversionold -> $pversion"
-                )
-            fi
-            echo
-        done
-    echo DONE
-}
-
-update_lxqt