diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 828a3561fc..5a311d409c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -7301,38 +7301,6 @@ (define-public python-ipykernel
        ("python-pytest" ,python-pytest)))
     (home-page "https://ipython.org")
     (synopsis "IPython Kernel for Jupyter")
-    (description
-     "This package provides the IPython kernel for Jupyter.")
-    (properties `((python2-variant . ,(delay python2-ipykernel))))
-    (license license:bsd-3)))
-
-;; Version 5.x and above no longer support Python 2.
-(define-public python2-ipykernel
-  (package
-    (name "python2-ipykernel")
-    (version "4.10.1")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "ipykernel" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32 "1yzmdiy1djsszqp54jzd8ym8h4hpl67zjq83j2kxbkp0rwmlpdzf"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:python ,python-2))
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python2-ipython" ,python2-ipython)
-       ;; imported at runtime during connect
-       ("python2-jupyter-client" ,python2-jupyter-client)
-       ("python2-tornado" ,python2-tornado)
-       ("python2-traitlets" ,python2-traitlets)))
-    (native-inputs
-     `(("python2-mock" ,python2-mock)
-       ("python2-nose" ,python2-nose)
-       ("python2-pytest" ,python2-pytest)
-       ("python2-pytest-cov" ,python2-pytest-cov)))
-    (home-page "https://ipython.org")
-    (synopsis "IPython Kernel for Jupyter")
     (description
      "This package provides the IPython kernel for Jupyter.")
     (license license:bsd-3)))