diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/root_numpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/root_numpy/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 910a37ddd576..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/root_numpy/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, fetchPypi, isPy3k, buildPythonPackage, numpy, root, nose, setuptools }:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "root_numpy";
-  version = "4.8.0";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "5842bbcde92133f60a61f56e9f0a875a0dbc2a567cc65a9ac141ecd72e416878";
-  };
-
-  disabled = isPy3k; # blocked by #27649
-  checkInputs = [ nose ];
-  checkPhase = ''
-    python setup.py install_lib -d .
-    nosetests -s -v root_numpy
-  '';
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy root setuptools ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = http://scikit-hep.org/root_numpy;
-    license = licenses.bsd3;
-    description = "The interface between ROOT and NumPy";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ veprbl ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rootpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rootpy/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 8384510468a4..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rootpy/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, fetchPypi, isPy3k, buildPythonPackage, numpy, matplotlib, root, root_numpy, tables, pytest }:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "rootpy";
-  version = "1.0.1";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0zp2bh87l3f0shiqslbvfmavfdj8m80y8fsrz8rsi5pzqj7zr1bx";
-  };
-
-  disabled = isPy3k;
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ matplotlib numpy root root_numpy tables ];
-
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
-  checkPhase = ''
-    # tests fail with /homeless-shelter
-    export HOME=$PWD
-    # skip problematic tests
-    py.test rootpy -k "not test_stl and not test_cpp and not test_xrootd_glob_single and not test_xrootd_glob_multiple"
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = http://www.rootpy.org;
-    license = licenses.bsd3;
-    description = "Pythonic interface to the ROOT framework";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ veprbl ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 6e27fe28ea0a..159b4842f1fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5044,10 +5044,6 @@ in {
 
   Pyro4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyro4 { };
 
-  root_numpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/root_numpy { };
-
-  rootpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rootpy { };
-
   rope = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rope { };
 
   ropper = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ropper { };