diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 3223d6eea8..b92a0b5829 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -13438,9 +13438,6 @@ (define-public checkm
 proximity within a reference genome.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
-(define-public python2-checkm-genome
-  (deprecated-package "python2-checkm-genome" checkm))
-
 (define-public umi-tools
   (package
     (name "umi-tools")