diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index 775840d026..a2650b1826 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -2204,42 +2204,6 @@ (define-public javacc
     (native-inputs
      (list javacc-4))))
 
-;; This is the last 3.x release of ECJ
-(define-public java-ecj-3
-  (package
-    (name "java-ecj")
-    (version "3.8.2")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append "http://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/"
-                                  "downloads/drops/R-" version
-                                  "-201301310800/ecjsrc-" version ".jar"))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "01mdj14jw11g1jfnki4fi8229p0c6zzckd38zqy2w4m3cjcvsx04"))))
-    (build-system ant-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:tests? #f ; none included
-       #:jdk ,icedtea-7 ; doesn't build with JDK8+
-       #:make-flags (list "-f" "src/build.xml")
-       #:build-target "build"
-       #:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (add-after 'unpack 'fix-manifest
-           (lambda _
-             ;; Record the main class to make ecj executable.
-             (with-atomic-file-replacement "src/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF"
-               (lambda (in out)
-                 (display "Manifest-Version: 1.0
-Main-Class: org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main\n"
-                          out)))
-             #t))
-         (replace 'install (install-jars ".")))))
-    (home-page "https://eclipse.org")
-    (synopsis "Eclipse Java development tools core batch compiler")
-    (description "This package provides the Eclipse Java core batch compiler.")
-    (license license:epl1.0)))
-
 (define-public java-ecj
   (package
     (name "java-ecj")