diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index d895479b31..d2a96977f7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -58568,30 +58568,6 @@ (define-public rust-subtle-1
         (base32
          "1vm80mxbwfj334izwm8x8l65v1xl9hr0kwrg36r1rq565fkaarrd"))))))
 
-(define-public rust-succinct-0.5
-  (package
-    (name "rust-succinct")
-    (version "0.5.2")
-    (source
-      (origin
-        (method url-fetch)
-        (uri (crate-uri "succinct" version))
-        (file-name
-         (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
-        (sha256
-         (base32 "0654c9gq50x7djyf25zbzz3d2pc4x3z21wmjj3qbr6d9h4hbd63p"))))
-    (build-system cargo-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:cargo-inputs
-       (("rust-byteorder" ,rust-byteorder-1)
-        ("rust-num-traits" ,rust-num-traits-0.2))
-       #:cargo-development-inputs
-       (("rust-quickcheck" ,rust-quickcheck-0.9))))
-    (home-page "https://github.com/tov/succinct-rs")
-    (synopsis "Succinct data structures for Rust")
-    (description "This package provides succinct data structures for Rust.")
-    (license (list license:expat license:asl2.0))))
-
 (define-public rust-surf-2
   (package
     (name "rust-surf")