diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
index 1d7049bf6193..9c85cb381b6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
@@ -203,11 +203,4 @@ with (import ./release-lib.nix);
     tools = linux;
   };
 
-  emacs23Packages = {
-    bbdb = linux;
-    cedet = linux;
-    ecb = linux;
-    emacsw3m = linux;
-    emms = linux;
-  };
 } ))