diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index c5767dcb9e5..87b8dd26df0 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/instrumentation.scm		\
   %D%/packages/ipfs.scm			\
   %D%/packages/irc.scm  			\
-  %D%/packages/irods.scm  			\
   %D%/packages/iso-codes.scm			\
   %D%/packages/jami.scm				\
   %D%/packages/java.scm				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/irods.scm b/gnu/packages/irods.scm
deleted file mode 100644
index 08f4773cc63..00000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/irods.scm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2021 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.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 irods)
-  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
-  #:use-module (guix packages)
-  #:use-module (guix download)
-  #:use-module (guix git-download)
-  #:use-module (guix build-system cmake)
-  #:use-module (guix utils)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages backup)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages base)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages boost)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages check)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages cpp)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages databases)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages gcc)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages kerberos)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages llvm)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages logging)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages man)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages networking)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages pretty-print)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages serialization)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
-  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1))
diff --git a/po/packages/POTFILES.in b/po/packages/POTFILES.in
index 979d74323fb..0269722f2e8 100644
--- a/po/packages/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/packages/POTFILES.in
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ gnu/packages/inferno.scm
 gnu/packages/inklingreader.scm
 gnu/packages/installers.scm
 gnu/packages/instrumentation.scm
-gnu/packages/irods.scm
 gnu/packages/jami.scm
 gnu/packages/java-maths.scm
 gnu/packages/java.scm