diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 0f96e816cef..7618a6ec51e 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -610,7 +610,6 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/rust-sources.scm			\
   %D%/packages/samba.scm			\
   %D%/packages/sagemath.scm			\
-  %D%/packages/sawfish.scm			\
   %D%/packages/scanner.scm			\
   %D%/packages/scheme.scm			\
   %D%/packages/spreadsheet.scm			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/sawfish.scm b/gnu/packages/sawfish.scm
deleted file mode 100644
index a34d8daf8df..00000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/sawfish.scm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2015 Sou Bunnbu <iyzsong@gmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
-;;; Copyright © 2019 Benjamin Slade <slade@jnanam.net>
-;;; Copyright © 2019 Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
-;;;
-;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
-;;;
-;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
-;;; your option) any later version.
-;;;
-;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
-;;;
-;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-(define-module (gnu packages sawfish)
-  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:select (gpl2+))
-  #:use-module (guix gexp)
-  #:use-module (guix packages)
-  #:use-module (guix download)
-  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages autotools)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages crypto)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages dbm)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages gettext)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages libffi)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages multiprecision)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages readline)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages base)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages xorg))