diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index 40c90a03f9..224c7e62e7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -1476,9 +1476,6 @@ (define-public python-pytest-xdist
 result back.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
-(define-public python2-pytest-xdist
-  (package-with-python2 python-pytest-xdist))
-
 (define-public python-pytest-xdist-next
   (package/inherit python-pytest-xdist
     (name "python-pytest-xdist")