diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux.upstream.template b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux.upstream.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 624b83d45b33..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux.upstream.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-url "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/${LINUX_VERSION_RC:+testing/}"
-version_link "linux-${LINUX_VERSION}.*tar[.]xz\$"
-version '.*linux-([0-9.]+(-rc[0-9]+)?)[.]tar.*' '\1'
-target "linux-${LINUX_VERSION}.nix"
-name "linux_${LINUX_VERSION/./_}"
-
-do_overwrite() {
-  ensure_hash
-  set_var_value version "$CURRENT_VERSION"
-  set_var_value sha256 "$CURRENT_HASH"
-  [ -n "$LINUX_VERSION_RC" ] && set_var_value testing true '' '' 1
-  [ -z "$LINUX_VERSION_RC" ] && set_var_value testing false '' '' 1
-}