diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 3a2cd2c1b2..667e2ceaf7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -16447,9 +16447,6 @@ (define-public python-pylev
 @url{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance}.")
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
-(define-public python2-pylev
-  (package-with-python2 python-pylev))
-
 (define-public python-cleo
   (package
     (name "python-cleo")