diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index 421b9bf202..5ba71753dd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -2666,9 +2666,6 @@ (define-public python-nosexcover
 especially -cover-package.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
-(define-public python2-nosexcover
-  (package-with-python2 python-nosexcover))
-
 (define-public python-discover
   (package
     (name "python-discover")